Kathmandu – Ten people were killed and five others injured when an electric passenger microbus plunged off a hillside road at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 of Makwanpur district on Thursday morning, November 12.
The vehicle was travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi along the Bhimphedi–Kulekhani–Kathmandu road section when the accident occurred in the early morning.
According to preliminary reports carried by the state-owned Radio Nepal and other news outlets, 15 people were on board, including the driver. Ten died and five were injured.
Initial accounts differ on the exact time and distance of the fall. Some reports put the accident at around 5:45 am and say the microbus plunged approximately 500 metres, while other reports place it at around 6:10 am and estimate a fall of about 700 metres.
The vehicle has been identified in subsequent reporting as bearing registration number Ma. Pra. 03-001 Ja 0880. The cause of the accident has not yet been established.
Rescue personnel from Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force and the Nepali Army were mobilised to the steep accident site to assist the injured and recover the victims.
Republica reported that three injured passengers had been taken to Hetauda Hospital. The identities of all those killed have not yet been confirmed.
Authorities are continuing to gather details about the victims and the circumstances of the crash. Further official information is awaited.
Image: AI-generated illustration, not a photograph of the accident scene.
