KESHAV ADHIKARI

DHADING: As many as 15 passengers were hurt when a jam-packed bus overturned at Baghkhola of Khari VDC in the district on Sunday morning.

Police said four of the injured are in a critical condition.

The bus was heading to the district headquarters DhadingBeshi from Khari VDC when it met with the accident at around 9:30 am.

Most of the injured have are women and children. The seriously injured have been recognised as Srijana Shrestha from Chainpur, Parwati Simkhada from Maidi-6, Mandira Koirala from SunaulaBazar and Sita Basnet from Gajuri-2. They are undergoing treatment at the District Hospital in DhadingBeshi.

According to Basnet, the bus was carrying around 50 passengers and the road of Baghkhola was dilapidated due to a recent flood.

The driver had frequently requested all the passengers to get off the bus to reduce the load, according to passengers. But, it went out of control and overturned.

Most of the roads in the district are muddy due to floods and landslides and no any reconstruction works have been carried out, said Ajun Gorkhali, Chairperson of Dhading Transportation Entrepreneurs Association.