Two-year-old girl killed by school bus in Rautahat – The Himalayan Times – Nepal’s No.1 English Daily Newspaper

Key Takeaways:

• Two year old girl killed after being hit by school bus
• Incident occurred outside her home in Chandrapur
• Victim died at the scene from head injuries
• Bus driver detained and investigation underway

RAUTAHAT, OCTOBER 15

A two-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a school bus while playing beside the road in front of her house in Motipur, Chandrapur Municipality-8, Rautahat, on Wednesday.

The victim, Mahima Chaudhary, daughter of local resident Sikendra Chaudhary, was struck by a school bus belonging to Moonlight Academy at around 10:55am, police said. She died at the scene after sustaining injuries to the back of her head.

The bus, bearing registration number Madhesh Province 03-001 Ka 2878, was taken into the custody of the District Traffic Police Office in Chandranigahpur.

A police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Satyanarayan Thapa from the Area Police Office in Chandranigahpur reached the scene after receiving information about the incident. The girl’s body was taken to Chandrapur Hospital for a postmortem, according to a police press statement.

Police have detained the bus driver, 45-year-old Kanchha Rai of Chandrapur Municipality-4, and are investigating the incident.