10 dead as electric van plunges off the road in Makwanpur

Himal Press 12 Nov 2026
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10 dead as electric van plunges off the road in Makwanpur

KATHMANDU: Ten people were killed and five others injured when an electric van plunged off the road at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 of Makwanpur district on Thursday morning.

According to DSP Shailendra Thapa, joint spokesperson for the Armed Police Force (APF), the accident occurred at around 6:10 a.m. when the van traveling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi, plunged approximately 700 meters down a slope.

Ten of the 15 people aboard the vehicle died, while the remaining five sustained injuries, he added.

Published On: 12 Nov 2026

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