BANKE, Oct 12: A total of 18 persons critically injured in a passenger bus accident in Mugu district have been airlifted to Nepalgaunj for further treatment. They were airlifted to Nepalgunj through a passenger aircraft and an army chopper.
According to In-Charge of Nepalgunj Airport Security Guard Sub-Inspector Santosh Shah, 10 persons who have received deep injuries on their head have been taken to Kohalpur Medical College and five other injured persons have been taken to a Nursing Home in Nepalgunj for treatment.
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According to Sub-Inspector Shah, three other persons airlifted by army chopper have also been taken to Kohalpur Medical College for further treatment.
At least 28 people were killed and 18 injured as a passenger bus met with a tragic accident in Pina Gaaun (Saatmod) area of Chhayanath Rara Municipality-7 in Mugu district Tuesday afternoon.
The passenger bus (Bhe 1 Kha 3136) enroute to Gamgadhi-- the district headquarter of Mugu district-- from Nepalgunj met with the accident in Pina Gaaun area at around 12:30 pm, according to Republica correspondent in Surkhet Nagendra Upadhyay.