Seven people were injured when a passenger auto met with an accident in Sundar Bazaar, Lamjung. The auto, heading from Sundar Bazaar to Paundi, crashed at a bend in Pokhrel village.
The vehicle, registration number ग.प्र. ०४-००१ ह २०४, caused serious head injuries to Goma Adhikari of Sundar Bazaar Municipality-6. After initial treatment at the Namuna Community Hospital in Sundar Bazaar, she was referred to Chitwan for further care, according to the local police office.
Others injured include Krishna Kumari Regmi, Sirjana Tamang, Swatantra Ghimire, Saraswati Nyaupane from Sundar Bazaar, and Dikshakiran Sharma, a student at Lamjung Campus originally from Kushma Municipality-10, Parbat. They sustained minor injuries and are receiving treatment at the Namuna Community Hospital, said hospital director Hemant Shrestha.
Following the accident, the auto and its driver, Binod Khadka, have been taken into custody by the Bhoteodar Police Office. Preliminary investigations suggest the auto was carrying more passengers than its capacity, and due to rainfall, the driver lost control at the bend, causing the vehicle to veer off the road. Further investigation is underway.
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