Hetauda. At least 14 people, including six members of a family, were killed when an electric microbus met with an accident at Chisapanigadhi of Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 in Makwanpur district this morning. Six people were injured in the accident.

The microbus (Madhes Province 03-001 Ja 0880) en route to Sarlahi from Kathmandu for Chhath festival fell some 500 meters down from the road.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Madhav Prasad Kafle of District Police Office, Makawanpur, the deceased have been identified as Poonam Devi Yadav, 35, wife of Awadhesh Yadav, 35, and daughters Anu Kumari Yadav, 10, Diksha Yadav, 7, and five-year-old Deepika Yadav of Chakraghatta Rural Municipality-4.

The deceased have been identified as driver Ravi Shankar Kumar Mandal, 30, of Kabilasi Rural Municipality-8, Bikesh Yadav, 26, of Chakraghatta-4, Guddu Yadav, 35, his wife Gayatri Devi Yadav, Ram Dular Yadav, Subodh Yadav, Rohan Yadav, Rakesh Yadav, Chhotu Yadav and Sudesh Yadav.

The injured have been identified as Mukesh Yadav (33), Saksham Kumar Yadav (five), Sujan Yadav (3), Devendra Ray (31), Devendra Raya (26) and Sudip Yadav (14 months).

Among the injured, Mukesh, Saksham and 26-year-old Devendra have been discharged after treatment. Sujan and Sudeep have been sent to Medicity Hospital in Kathmandu for further treatment while Devendra, 31, has been sent to Manakamana Hospital in Bharatpur. The cause of the accident is being investigated.