The ambulance bearing number Na 01001 Jha 0024, which left Jumla at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, met with an accident near Mayorkhola, Khadachakra Municipality-2, Kalikot.
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Two people have died in an ambulance accident in Hima Rural Municipality carrying a patient from Jumla to Nepalgunj via Kalikot. Two others have been injured.
The ambulance bearing number Na 01001 Jha 0024, which left Jumla at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, met with an accident near Mayorkhola, Khadachakra Municipality-2, Kalikot. The deceased are Bhim Bahadur Adhikari, 32, of Patarkhola, Hima-6, and ambulance driver Shakti Bahadur Shahi, 26, of Marchigaun, Hima-7.
According to the Kalikot District Police, the ambulance fell 25 meters off the road. The ambulance was carrying a 71-year-old patient from Hima-6, Kal Bahadur Adhikari. He had been admitted to the Karnali Institute of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Jumla, since last Chaitra 20. He was referred to Nepalgunj for a urological surgery as his sugar level could not be controlled and he also had a prostate problem, informed the hospital director Dr. Kamal Thani.
32-year-old Bhim Bahadur had gone with his sick father. But he died. According to Kalikot police, Kal Bahadur, who is said to be sick, has an injury to his leg, while another, Lokendra Shahi, 20, of Hima-7 Marchi, has minor injuries to his ear and stomach, the police said.
Kalikot Police Chief Him Bahadur Khatri said that it is believed that the accident may have occurred due to thick fog on the road. Both the injured are being treated at Kalikot District Hospital.
