Sarlahi. Chakraghat Rural Municipality-4, Sundarpur of Sarlahi is in mourning after 13 people of the same village died in an electric vehicle accident in Bhimphedi of Makwanpur. The families of those who lost their relatives in the accident are waiting for the bodies and most of the houses in the village have not been lit for two days.
{{TAG_OPEN_div_46} The EV en route to Sarlahi from Kathmandu to celebrate Chhath festival met with an accident at Chisapanigadhi of Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 in Makwanpur at around 6 am on Thursday. Fourteen people, including three girls, were killed when the vehicle fell about 500 meters down from the road.
The families of the deceased have been in mourning since the news of the accident. After the death of a relative who was preparing to return home to celebrate Chhath, the enthusiasm of Sundarpur village has suddenly turned into mourning. The village, which was busy in the construction of Chhath Ghat, cleaning the village and inviting guests, is now deserted.
According to Pramod Yadav, who lost his son and daughter-in-law in the accident, on Wednesday evening, his son Guddu Yadav informed that the family along with his friends in the village were coming home the next day to celebrate Chhath. However, the next morning, the news of the accident caused a stir in the family, he said.TAG_OPEN_div_42
Guddu and his wife Gayatri Devi’s two sons, Saksham and Sujan, were also in the same vehicle. Saksham survived the accident, five years ago. Saksham said that he remembers his father throwing him out of the car during the accident and then being brought to the road by someone else. He returned home with injuries in his body, but he is not aware of the death of his parents in the accident. Another son, Sujan, is undergoing treatment in Kathmandu for injuries on his head and mouth.TAG_OPEN_div_40
TAG_OPEN_div_38 Guddu and Gayatri used to take care of their two sons by selling vegetables on a cart in the vicinity of Imadol in Bhaktapur. Both the children have been left without parents after losing their parents in the accident.
{{TAG_OPEN_div_36} Six members of a family of Chakraghat Rural Municipality-4, Sundarpur died in the accident. The deceased have been identified as Poonam Yadav, 35, wife of Awadhesh Yadav, 10, daughters Anukumari, 10, Diksha, 7, and Deepika, 5, and brothers Nikesh and Sudhesh Yadav. Their 14-month-old son Sudeep is undergoing treatment at Medicity Hospital in Kathmandu.
The deceased have been identified as Rakesh Ray, 40, son of Nirshu Yadav, and 18-year-old Rohan Rai. The deceased have been identified as Ram Pravesh Yadav, 25, son of Amiri Ray, Subodh Ray, 25, son of Chandeshwor Ray and Ram Dular Ray, 25, son of Niresh Ray. The driver of the vehicle, Ravi Shankar Kumar Mandal, 30, of Kabilasi, Sarlahi, also died in the accident.TAG_OPEN_div_34
} After the death of six members of the same family, the condition of Nirmala has not been managed. Vipul Kumar, a local, said that she is often unconscious and the neighbors are trying to remind her that everyone is being treated.
TAG_OPEN_div_30 The accident also reminded the villagers of another tragic incident 12 years ago. On November 3, 2014, seven people of the then Aurahi VDC of Sarlahi were killed when a truck carrying bricks met with an accident at Churiyamai of Makwanpur. They were hiding inside the truck and were crushed by bricks when the truck overturned. The deceased have been identified as Siyaram Mahato, Jhagu Mahato, Jeet Paswan, Rambali Majhi, Vishesh Yadav, Jangilal Mahato and Raj Kumar Majhi of Nawalpur.
Locals have demanded action against the culprits of the accident and proper relief to the victim’s family. A team led by Krishna Yadav, chairman of Chakraghat Rural Municipality, reached Makwanpur immediately after the incident. He said that efforts are being made to provide justice to the families of the deceased.
According to Yadav, the bodies of the deceased will be brought to the village after the post-mortem. The rural municipality has declared a day of mourning after 13 people of the village died in the accident. He also informed that it has decided to provide relief of Rs 50,000 per family for the cremation of the deceased.TAG_OPEN_div_26
Meanwhile, the victim’s family has said that they will not receive the body until there is a clear arrangement regarding relief and other issues. The families of the relatives who are waiting to bring the bodies of the relatives to the village after the post-mortem have demanded justice and proper relief.
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