Four dead, three hurt in Sarlahi separate accidents

Sarlahi : Four persons were killed and three others have been injured in separate accidents in Sarlahi this morning. Three people died when a truck hit a passenger bus parked in the forest at Ishworpur-12 along the east-west highway. Others three have been injured.
The deceased have been identified as Govinda Sauden, 27, of Sulubulum municipality, Ilam; Binita Rai, 30, of Itahari sub metropolis-3, Sunsari; and Rahim Miya of around 35 years of age of Inarwa, Birgunj metropolis-19, the District Police Office, Sarlahi. Among them, Rahim was travelling in the truck. The bus ( Na 4 Kha 9754) en route to Kathmandu from Jhapa was parked due to a mechanical failure when it was hit by the truck ( Na 5 Kha 7129) coming from the same direction from back.
The injured are Dawa Tamang, 35, of Bidur municipality-13, Nuwakot; bus driver Rajendra Khatiwada,35, of Arjundhara municipality-6, Jhapa; and assistant driver Deepak Adhikari, 22, of Katari municipality-1, Udaypur. Tamang was sent to Kathmandu for the treatment of his fractured leg and Khatiwada who sustained severe head injury was rushed to Bardibas, Mahottari. The condition of Adhikari is normal and being treated at Lalbandi in the district.
Meanwhile, a child was killed after being hit by a passenger bus ( Na 3 Kha 1512) at Brhamapuri rural municipality-3 at around 9:00 am. Police confirmed the death of six-year-old Sonali Kumari Mukhiya, the daughter of Rambabu Mukhiya of Bhelhi in the accident. She died on the spot. Police have arrested the driver along with the vehicle. RSS