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Mother, son killed, 28 injured as school bus plunges 50 meters in Pokhara

Gokul Joshi

12:58PM Jul 29,2024 | Kathmandu

A school bus met with an accident in Pokhara.

A mother and son died in a school bus accident that occurred in Pokhara on Monday morning.

The deceased has been identified as 33-year-old Arati BK, office assistant of LP Devkota Memorial School, and her six-year-old son Prince BK.

Arati got onto to the bus with her son to take care of other students.

The doctor pronounced the mother dead at 9:41 am while the son died an hour later at 10:45 am, police said.

Kaski Police Spokesperson, DSP Basanta Kumar Sharma informed that the accident occurred when the bus, Ga 1 Ka 6219, carrying students, fell some 50 meters down the inner road called Gudku of Pokhara-21 around 9:30 am.

A total of 30 people were traveling in the bus including the driver. The remaining students sustained injuries.

According to the police, they are undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Pokhara.

Mother, son killed, 28 injured as school bus plunges 50 meters in Pokhara

Gokul Joshi

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