6 people died in a bus accident in Khusarne, Rainadevi Chhahara rural municipality ward number 8 of Palpa district . A passenger bus carrying passengers from Saljhandi in Rupandehi to Khusarne met with an accident at Radhadi Gaira around 10 pm last night (Thursday) .
6 women of Khusarne village were killed in the accident of bus No. C 1 B 4977. Khemkumari Rana, Nirmala Ghimire, Suruma Ghimire, Kamala Khatri and Guni Gaha of Khusarne village were killed, Ward Chairman Rem Bahadur Rana informed. All those who lost their lives are from Khusarne village.
The identity of one of the dead has not been revealed. According to the police, the bodies of three people were taken out from the accident site and three people were crushed by the bus. Police and local residents of Palpa and Rupandehi are continuing the rescue operation, senior constable Lila Bahadur KC of local police station Juthapauwa informed.
Ward Chairman Rana said that 18 other people who were injured in the accident were sent to Lumbini Regional Hospital Butwal. The incident site is located at a distance of about 10 km from Saljhandi in Rupandehi under the Saljhandi-9 Dhorpatan road section.
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