A five-member committee has been formed to investigate the Bhimphedi road accident
. The government has formed a five-member committee to investigate the accident that occurred on the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Kathmandu road section at Chisapanigadhi of Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 in Makwanpur.
Issuing a notice, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers said that a committee has been formed to identify the real cause of the accident and prepare a report with recommendations to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.
The committee formed under the coordination of the Assistant Chief District Officer of Makwanpur has been given the responsibility to submit a report within seven days. The government has expressed sorrow over the accident and committed to provide necessary support and facilitation to the families of the victims. The office has also said that the treatment of those injured in the accident has been given high priority and the concerned hospitals have been directed to ensure that there is no deficiency in treatment.
Out of the 6 injured in the accident, three have been discharged after treatment. The remaining three are undergoing treatment at Manakamana Hospital in Chitwan and Medicity Hospital in Lalitpur. Similarly, the government has said that the process has been initiated to provide the compensation and insurance amount to the families of the deceased as per the Vehicle and Transport Management Act, 2049 BS and the prevailing insurance law. For this, coordination is being made with the concerned vehicle owners, transport entrepreneurs and insurance companies. At least 14 people died and six others were injured when a passenger vehicle (Madhesh Province 03-001 Ja 0880) plying on the Kathmandu-Sarlahi route fell 500 meters down from the road after losing control. According to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, 13 were from Chakraghatta Rural Municipality-4, Sundarpur of Sarlahi district while the driver was from Kabilasa Municipality.
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