APF truck collision: Death toll reaches nine

KAPILVASTU, SEP 15 -

The death toll from Armed Police Force (APF) truck collision in Kapilvastu has risen to nine.

APF personnel Durga Bahadur Basnet of Bagnanath-9, Dailakeh died while undergoing treatment at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in the Capital on Friday night.

Eight persons, including six APF personnel, were killed yesterday when an APF truck collided head on with a passenger bus at Barkulupur-8 in Kapilvastu. At least 30 people were injured in the accident.

The APF carrier of Bindabasini battalion from Chandrauta crashed onto the bus at Champapur in Barkulpur VDC along the Chandrauta-Gorusingh road, police said.

The victims have been identified as Hemanta Tharu, Hasta Bahadur BK, Dipak Buda, Gobinda Khatri, Khagendra Khadka, Shiva Chaudhary, Angalal Chaudhary and bus driver Chudamani Pokharel.

Chief of the APF Bindabasini battalion Kul Bahadur Nembang said the bus lost control after overtaking a microbus and ploughed onto the APF truck, sending it crashing.

Police said preliminary investigations revealed that both the vehicles were speeding when the incident occurred.

APF personnel Gam Bahadur Thapa said the speeding bus came hurtling onto the APF truck. He said APF senior head constable, Hasta Bahadur BK, who was driving the truck, could not avert the collision.

 


Source: http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/09/15/top-story/apf-truck-collision-death-toll-reaches-nine/360259/