Bhimphedi EV accident: Driver’s identity revealed, number of injured

लगानी न्यूज

२६ कार्तिक २०८३, बिहीबार १३:०४November 12, 2026

Hetauda

The identity of the driver who died in an accident involving an electric vehicle (EV) at Chisapanigadhi of Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 in Makwanpur district today has been revealed.

The jeep driver has been identified as Rabishankar Kumar Mandal of Kabilasi municipality-8, Sarlahi, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Madhav Prasad Kafle of District Police Office, Makwanpur.TAG_OPEN_div_15

According to the police, 10 people died and six were injured in the accident. The deceased include five men, three women and two girls. The injured are undergoing treatment at Hetauda Hospital.TAG_OPEN_div_13

The passenger EV (Madhes Pradesh 03-001 Ja 0880) en route to Sarlahi from Kathmandu fell some 500 meters down from Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Kathmandu road at around 5.45 am.TAG_OPEN_div_11

The identity of the other deceased and the cause of the accident are yet to be ascertained, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Kafle.TAG_OPEN_div_9