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23 were injured in individual traffic accidents

23 were injured in individual traffic accidents

As many as 23 people were injured in various road accidents in Sindhuli and Syangja districts.

A minibus traveling from Kathmandu to Biratnagar met with an accident at Ward 8 in Kamalamai Municipality, Sindhuli on Friday, injuring 15 people including the driver.

Six of the injured were sent to Dharan for further treatment while others are being treated at Sindhuli Hospital.

According to Police Commissioner Govinda Raj Kafle and Chief of the Sindhuli District Police Office, the condition of the injured is said to be stable.

In another incident, a jeep traveling from Sirubari to Pokhara reportedly overturned after its brakes failed in Bejhang, Syangja, injuring eight passengers.

The Jeep carrying eight people crashed into a ditch around 10 a.m. The injured, including 50-year-old Atmaram Sigdel and 84-year-old Kalawati Ghimire, were initially treated at Setidobhan Health Post before being referred to Gandaki Medical College in Pokhara. All are reportedly in a stable condition despite injuries to their heads, arms and legs.

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