Identities of those injured in Pokhara school bus accident revealed (with names)

KATHMANDU, July 29: The identities of those injured in a bus accident in Pokhara have been announced.

The accident occurred today at 8:55 am when a school bus (Ga 1 Ka 6219) of LP Devkota Memorial English Boarding School en route from Ramadi to Pokhara met with an accident on the inner road section of Gudku, Pokhara Metropolitan City -21. A mother and her son were killed and 28 persons were injured in the accident.

According to the Kaski District Police Office, the accident occurred when the driver lost control of his vehicle and it veered off the road about 50 meters.

According to police, the dead were Aarti BK, an office assistant at LP Devkota Memorial School, and her five-year-old son Prince BK.

The injured were identified as Anmol BK, 9, Roshan Baral, 5, Dipsan Karki, 14, of Ramadi, Yona Gurung, 6, Dina Gurung, 13, Prakriti Karki, 15, Prince Rana, 6, of Yekhate, Sija BK, 7 , from Ramadi, Prabesh Karki, 9, Bisika Paudel,12, Bishwas Poudel,11, Simran BK, 12, from Yekhate and Bivash Khatri,11. They are all being treated at Gandaki Medical College.

Also Ananya Paudel,8, Siman Magar,3, Neujan Magar,3, Rijan Magar,7, Ram Krishna Nepali,12, Ankit Khatri,2, Sita Devi BK,14, Ashmit BK,7 and Sumitra Sunar,30, Nirdesh Sunar , 2, Sapana Ale, 30, (teacher), Nischal Sunar, 11, are being treated at the Western Regional Hospital.

In addition, Tek Bahadur Bhujel, 55, a bus driver, resident of Biruata, Pokhara Metropolitan City-17, Nishan Sunar, 8, of Ramadi, Pokhara-21 and Sagar Thapa, 5, are being treated at Manipal Teaching Hospital.