Kathmandu, Nov. .13: The Nepali Congress has expressed grief over the microbus accident at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimfedi Rural Municipality–6, Makwanpur, which claimed 14 lives and left six others seriously injured.
The party has urged the government to immediately provide relief to the families of the deceased and ensure free medical treatment for the injured.
The Nepali Congress has also drawn the government’s attention to the need to form a high-level task force to study the causes of increasing road accidents and recommend measures to improve road safety and reduce accidents.
The accident occurred on Thursday morning when an electric vehicle (EV) travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi met with an accident at Chisapani in Bhimfedi Rural Municipality–6, Makwanpur.
Of the 14 people killed, 13 were residents of Sundarpur in Ward No. 4 of Chakraghatta Rural Municipality, Sarlahi, while one was the driver from Kabilasi Municipality.
Three of the injured have been discharged after receiving treatment, while the remaining three are undergoing treatment at Manakamana Hospital in Chitwan and Mediciti Hospital in Lalitpur.
