DHADING, Sept 27: The death toll in Dhading bus accident has reached 19 after one more victim breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH).
12 peope have been airlifted to Kathmandu for treament. The condition of the injured is said to be critical.
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According to Nepali Congress Dhading District President Ramesh Dhamala 18 dead bodies have been collected from the incident site.
According to the driver of another bus plying the same route, Jiban Rana Magar, the ill-fated bus, Na 4 Kha 3318, heading for Kimtang VDC from district headquarters Dahadingbesi, met with an accident at Lapang in Marpak VDC - 6 this morning.
Some 31 people were traveling in the bus.
