Over 60 Microbus Passengers Rescued from Roshi Khola as BP Highway Blocked, More Than 150 Vehicles Stalled

Armed Police Force has rescued around 60 to 65 passengers trapped in a microbus stuck in the Roshi Khola area of Kavre district using ropes and a JCB excavator. The rising water level caused road erosion, resulting in the obstruction of the BP Highway. Considering the risk, police have halted more than 160 vehicles traveling towards Kathmandu. April 21, Kathmandu.

The evacuation was carried out on the BP Highway segment where the EV microbus had been stranded in Roshi Khola of Kavre. According to Armed Police Force Deputy Spokesperson and DSP Shailendra Thapa, about 60 to 65 passengers trapped in the EV HiAce vehicle were rescued with the help of ropes and a JCB. The affected area, spanning over 400 ropani, lies within Namobuddha Municipality-6 Chaukidanda and Roshi Rural Municipality-7, where the rising water level caused the road to be completely cut off.

DSP Thapa informed that teams from the 15th Battalion Kavre and the Monsoon Response Base in Bhakunde were immediately deployed for the rescue operation. To mitigate potential risks to vehicles operating on this section of the BP Highway, authorities have stopped 160 vehicles traveling from Lastol in Roshi Rural Municipality-7 toward Kathmandu.