News Summary
- A vehicle carrying a funeral procession crashed in Ward No. 8 of Banagad Kupinde Municipality in Salyan, resulting in four deaths.
- The deceased are Manbahadur Thapa, Topbahadur Thapa, Thage Gharti, and Karnbahadur Pun.
- There were 18 passengers on board the bus; 14 individuals were injured and have been sent for treatment to various hospitals.
April 19, Kathmandu – A tragic accident involving a vehicle carrying a funeral procession occurred in Puthala, Banagad Kupinde Municipality, Salyan, causing the death toll to rise to four. All the deceased were residents of Ward No. 8 in Banagad Kupinde Municipality.
According to Inspector Devaraj Bhattarai of the District Police Office, Salyan, the count reached four following the death of 30-year-old Manbahadur Thapa at Mehelkuna Hospital during treatment.
Earlier, the victims included 50-year-old Topbahadur Thapa, 50-year-old Thage Gharti, and 29-year-old Karnbahadur Pun, all from Ward No. 8 of Banagad Kupinde Municipality.
The jeep registered as Lu. Pra. 01001 Ja 0271, which was carrying the procession towards Kalimati Laksmipur, crashed on Saturday evening.
According to Ward Chairperson Kulbahadur Puri of Ward No. 8, 18 people were on the jeep. Among them, 14 were injured and have been rescued and sent to Mehelkuna Hospital in Surkhet for medical treatment.
The District Police Office, Salyan, reported that eight injured were admitted to nursing homes, two to Neuro Hospital, and the others were referred to hospitals in Banke for further treatment.
Injured individuals include:
1. Amarsingh Kanwar, 64, from Banagad Kupinde-8 (critical)
2. Dammar Gharti, 27, residing in A.A. (critical)
3. Janak Thapa, 30, residing in A.A. (critical)
4. Bhupendra Kanwar, 49, residing in A.A. (critical)
5. Bhulbahadur Thapa, 30, residing in A.A. (critical)
6. Jugsingh Pun, 56, residing in A.A. (critical)
7. Ammar Pun, 38, residing in A.A. (moderate)
8. Narsingh Thapa, 28, residing in A.A. (moderate)
9. Prembahadur Gharti, 25, residing in A.A. (moderate)
10. Narbahadur Thapa, 25, residing in A.A. (moderate)
11. Karnbahadur Thapa, 38, residing in A.A. (moderate)
12. Lal B. Gharti, 45, residing in A.A. (moderate)
13. Tilak Thapa, 15, residing in A.A. (moderate)
14. The driver, Kulbahadur Rana, 38 (critical)
Source: District Police Office, Salyan

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