A tractor (Me 1 Ta 4434) en route to Gaurigunj crashed after getting brushed by an overtaking passenger bus (Ko 1 Kha 4291), according to District Traffic Office Jhapa.

Bimala Bhujel, 37, of Gauradaha – 5, who was taking a morning walk, was among the four injured in the accident. Tractor’s assistant driver, Ajay Mandal, 35, Sharaha Dangi, 40, of Gauradaha – 3 and Anisha Bhandari, 20, were injured in the mishap, said Inspector, Dundi Raj Giri, of District Traffice Police Office, Jhapa.

All of the injured are being treated at the Lifeline Hospital in Damak. Following the collision, the tractor crashed into a roadside canal while the bus turned on its side. RSS