Two Fatal Traffic Accidents in Sunsari Claim Lives of City Safari Driver and Cyclist

April 1 (Baisakh 19), Biratnagar – Two separate traffic accidents in different parts of Sunsari have resulted in the deaths of two men, with one other seriously injured. The incidents, occurring in Itahari and Duhabi, involved fatalities and severe injuries.

According to police reports, the first accident took place on an inner road in Pakali, Ward 17 of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City. A water-bearing City Safari vehicle bearing registration number Province No. 1–02–002 S 6695 was traveling from west to east when it crashed. The driver, 25-year-old Bikram Chaudhary, a resident of Itahari–18, succumbed to his injuries. Alongside him, 26-year-old Umesh Shrestha sustained serious head injuries. Both were admitted to Birat Teaching Hospital for emergency treatment. However, Chaudhary was pronounced dead at 9 PM on Friday night, while Shrestha remains under medical care. Preliminary investigations suggest the accident occurred due to high speed.

The second accident occurred in Duhabi Municipality–2, in the Tuthaha area of Sunsari. A bus with the license plate number Pra 1–02–002 Kha 1111, traveling from Inaruwa towards Duhabi, collided head-on with a cyclist coming from the opposite direction. The collision claimed the life of a man estimated to be around 50 years old. The identity of the deceased has not yet been confirmed. The injured cyclist was rushed to Koshi Hospital in Biratnagar where doctors declared him dead at approximately 10 PM. Police have taken into custody the bus along with its driver, 30-year-old Mukesh Sahani of Morang, Biratnagar Metropolitan City–11, and the assistant driver, 24-year-old Sagar Chaudhary of Sunsari, Inaruwa Municipality–3. The District Police Office in Sunsari has confirmed that investigations are ongoing into both incidents.