One Dead, Three Injured in Jhapa Auto Accident

January 20, 2025
Jhapa Auto Accident

A tragic accident occurred at Happen Chowk in Buddhashanti Rural Municipality-4, Jhapa, when a Bolero vehicle and an auto-rickshaw collided. The incident resulted in the death of a 27-year-old woman, Amrita Tamang, and left three others injured.

The collision happened around 10:50 am when the Bolero, bearing registration number Province 1-01-001 Ja 3851, was heading towards Ilam from Charali and collided with the auto-rickshaw, registered as Province 1-01-002 Ha 363, coming from the opposite direction.

Amrita Tamang, a resident of Buddhashanti-4, was critically injured and initially admitted to CT Hospital in Birtamod. Due to the severity of her injuries, she was referred to Provincial Hospital in Bhadrapur, where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.

The injured include 21-year-old Kritika Tamang and 41-year-old Manju Tamang, both from Buddhashanti-4 and 40-year-old Dilkumar Majhi, the Bolero driver from Mechinagar Municipality-12. They are receiving treatment at CT Hospital.

The auto-rickshaw driver, 53-year-old Ajay Moktan of Buddhashanti-4, escaped unhurt. Both vehicles have been taken into custody, and an investigation into the accident is underway, according to DSP Krishna Kumar Chand of Jhapa Police.

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