11 injured as truck, bus and microbus collide on Prithvi Highway in Chitwan

Chitwan, October 27, 2026 — Eleven people were injured when a truck, a bus and a microbus collided at Dharapani in Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-4 along the Prithvi Highway on Tuesday morning.

The accident occurred at around 8:45 am. The vehicles involved were a bus bearing registration number Bagmati Province 03-001 Kha 2777 travelling from Sarlahi to Kathmandu, a truck numbered Province 1-02-002 Kha 0616 heading from Kathmandu towards Muglin, and a microbus numbered Bagmati Province 03-001 Ja 1259 travelling from Butwal to Kathmandu.

Following the collision, a 66-member team from the Armed Police Force Nepal's Disaster Management Training School in Kurintar was deployed for rescue operations.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Shailendra Thapa, assistant spokesperson for the Armed Police Force Nepal, said the injured were taken to local hospitals and the APF Trauma Centre in Kurintar for treatment.

Further details of the accident were not immediately available.