Bagmati Bridge – On Saturday evening, a cargo vehicle fell from the Bagmati River bridge on Kanti Lokpath, resulting in the death of the driver, Dalbahadur Bartola. The truck, bearing license plate Na 6 Kha 4042 and loaded with iron pipes for a hydropower project, lost control and plunged into the river below, police reported. The 17-year-old assistant driver, Prashan Praja, who jumped from the vehicle during the accident, is reported to be safe, according to Madhav Prasad Kafle, Deputy Superintendent of Police in Makwanpur.
The vehicle fell from the Bagmati River bridge in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-8, Baguwa, on the Kanti Lokpath, which connects Makwanpur and Lalitpur districts. The driver, 30-year-old Dalbahadur Bartola from Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-3, was found dead at the steering wheel, confirmed the Makwanpur District Police Office.
The vehicle was recovered from the riverbed with the assistance of a crane. Deputy Superintendent Kafle explained that while transporting iron pipes from Bagmati Hydropower to Kathmandu, the pipe bindings on the truck loosening caused the vehicle to lose control, leading to the accident. Two people were aboard the vehicle – the driver and the assistant driver. The assistant driver, 17-year-old Prashan Praja, jumped out of the vehicle and is unharmed, while the driver succumbed to his injuries.
