Sundarpur bids farewell to crash victims in mass funeral
Thirteen residents of the Sarlahi village were among 14 people killed in Thursday’s Makawanpur crash. Twelve bodies were cremated together on the banks of the Lakhandeha river late Friday.
Thirteen residents of the Sarlahi village were among 14 people killed in Thursday’s Makawanpur crash. Twelve bodies were cremated together on the banks of the Lakhandeha river late Friday.
The electric minibus was travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi when it plunged off the road at Chisapanigadhi along the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Kathmandu road section at around 5:45 am on Thursday.
Chakraghatta Rural Municipality has declared Friday a day of mourning and will provide Rs50,000 to each bereaved family to help cover funeral expenses.
A 14-seater was carrying 20 people when it plunged off the road in Bhimphedi early Thursday. The crash has devastated Sarlahi’s Sundarpur, where families were preparing to celebrate Chhath.
Relatives are demanding compensation, jobs for family members and government-funded treatment for the injured before accepting the bodies.
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