Incident Reports

Prithvi Highway obstruction as speeding micro bus knocks down two pedestrians

2017-06-06

Two persons were killed and one another person sustained serious injuries after being hit by a speeding micro bus at Simle along the Prithvi Highway in Dhading district this afternoon. According to Khanikhola Area Police Office Bandana Pariyar and Ganga Thapa lost their lives in the incident. Among the casualties, one died on the spot while other died on the way to the hospital in Kathmandu, according to police. The other seriously injured Sushma Thapa have been rushed to the Thapathali-based Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu for further treatment. Later, the infuriated crowd set ablaze the vehicle at around 2:45 pm in the area which halted the vehicular movement along the highway. Meanwhile, police have rounded its driver for further investigation. बुटवलबाट राजधानी जाँदै गरेको माइक्रोले पृथ्वी राजमार्ग अन्तर्गत धादिङको सिम्लेमा बटुवालाई ठक्कर दिँदा २ जनाको मृत्यु भएको छ भने १ जना घाइते भएका छन् । अधिक गतिमा रहेको माइक्रोले बाटोमा हिँडिरहेकी बन्दना परियारलाई ठक्कर दिएको थियो । माइक्रोको ठक्करले परियारको घटनास्थलमै मृत्यु भएको थियो । यसैगरी घाइते भएकी गंगा थापाको पनि उपचारको लागि काठमाडौं लैजाँदै गर्दा बाटैमा मृत्यु भएको नौविसे प्रहरीले बताएको छ । स्थानीय सुष्मा थापालाई उपचारको लागि राजधानीको नर्भिक अस्पताल लगिँदै छ । ठक्करपछि उत्तेजित भीडले चालकसहित माइक्रोलाई आगजनीको प्रयास गरेका थिए । तर प्रहरीले चालकलाई निकालेको थियो । पछि भीडले माइक्रोमा आगजनी गरेका छन् । आक्रोशित स्थानीयले अहिले राजमार्ग अवरुद्ध गरेका छन् । काठमाडौंबाट छुटेका र राजधानी भित्रने कैयौं गाडीका यात्रु अलपत्र परेका छन् । चालक भुपराज डुम्रे प्रहरीको नियन्त्रणमा छन् ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Arson
Secondary Form Road block
Weapons Fire
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response to traffic accidents
Secondary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 25
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Private company
Actor 2 - Youth na
Totally damaged Vehicles 1
Severely damaged Vehicles 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Chitwan

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