Trishuli bus plunge: 11 missing

At least 11 persons went missing in Monday’s bus crash at Krishnabhir along Prithvi Highway, Dhading. A total of 16 people were killed and 15 others injured when the bus plunged into the Trishuli river.

The Area Police Office, Gajuri, confirmed that 11 other passengers have been feared dead in the accident.

“As per their documents and belongings, we have confirmed that at least 11 others have gone missing in Monday’s road incident,” said Inspector Binod Ghimire.

He added that the number of the missing could rise. Police recovered 13 bodies from the accident site, while three others succumbed to injuries later on Monday.

Ghimire said security personnel from Gajuri, Jogimara and Mugling posts have been deployed in the area to search for the bodies.

Relatives of the dead, missing and the injured flocked the Gajuri post to inquire about their kin.

Wednesday 18 July 2012

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