Home Minister Aryal has expressed his commitment to implement the various investigation committees and study reports formed regarding road accidents.
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Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has expressed grief over the loss of life due to road accidents and directed the concerned bodies to prioritize rescue and treatment.
Drawing the attention of the concerned bodies to prevent such incidents from recurring in the coming days, he directed them to effectively implement and strictly regulate the laws made on road safety.
A high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Home Minister Aryal regarding the bus accident that occurred in Dhading this morning. In the meeting, he directed that the culprits of the accident be brought to justice. Pointing out the danger that such major human road accidents could pose a challenge to security at a time when election security needs to be tightened, he urged all stakeholders to be vigilant and act responsibly.
'Road and citizen safety should not be neglected. Impunity will not be tolerated for anyone.' Therefore, all bodies should take responsibility to strengthen road safety,' he said. He pledged that various investigation committees and study reports related to road accidents will be implemented, and that highway traffic management, road regulation and monitoring will be made effective.
The meeting was attended by Minister Aryal, Secretary of the Ministry Rajkumar Shrestha, Secretary of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Keshav Kumar Sharma, heads of security agencies and officials of the National Federation of Transport Entrepreneurs.
The meeting has decided to prioritize the treatment of the injured and make it effective, form an accident investigation committee to find out the truth of the incident and submit a report as soon as possible. The meeting has also decided to make the regulatory body and the bus entrepreneur committee responsible by making the regulation of the transport sector effective. It has been decided to strictly implement the law in the coming days to reduce road accidents and hold transport entrepreneurs, bus drivers and co-drivers responsible.
A bus (Ga2Kha 1421) coming from Pokhara to Kathmandu along the Prithvi Highway fell into the Trishuli River at a place called Bhainsegaunda in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-5 of Dhading at 1:30 am. So far, 19 people have been confirmed dead in the accident. Only 9 people have been identified.
The injured have been brought to Kathmandu for treatment. 14 are being treated at the National Trauma Center and 10 at the National Hospital Kalanki.
