In Bardiya, two members of the same family have died and two others were injured after being hit by an ambulance. The ambulance struck four pedestrians near the Forest Division Office in Gulariya Municipality-7. The deceased are 55-year-old Bhumi Lamichhane and his 7-year-old grandson, Rihans. Injured individuals Sita Lamichhane and Surya Upadhyay were sent to Nepalgunj Nursing Home for treatment. (6 Baisakh, Kathmandu)
The ambulance, bearing license plate number B AA 0305 of Lumbini Province, was traveling from Kohalpur in Banke to Rajapur in Bardiya when it hit the four pedestrians near the Forest Division Office in Gulariya Municipality-7 around 5:15 AM. Prakash Singh Karki, Information Officer at the Bardiya District Police Office, confirmed the deaths of Bhumi Lamichhane, 55, and his approximately 7-year-old grandson Rihans, residents of Gulariya Municipality-5.
Local sources report that Lamichhane, who passed away in the collision, was also a yoga instructor. The injured include Lamichhane’s wife, 50-year-old Sita, and local resident 65-year-old Surya Upadhyay. Both injured individuals were transferred to Nepalgunj Nursing Home for medical treatment, said Police Inspector Karki. The victims were on their way to perform morning yoga when the speeding ambulance struck them.
