Chitwan, July 17: As many as 115 people were killed in several road accidents in Chitwan during the period of a year.
The human casualties took place during the last fiscal year from mid-July 2023 to mid-July 2024.
The highway sections saw the higher number of accidents and fatalities than that were on the inner roads in the district. Among the deceased, 92 were men, 19 women and four children. A total of 445 vehicles had met with accidents during the period.
Chief of the District Traffic Police Office, Suresh Subedi said 832 people were injured in the road mishaps.
A total of 250 vehicles had met with accidents on inner roads of the district in the last one year. At least 50 people were killed and 382 others injured in road accidents in the interior area. At least 57 people were killed in road accidents along the East-West Highway, Narayangadh-Muglin road section and Prithvi Highway.
At least 26 people were killed and 204 others injured in 96 accidents along the East-West Highway. Similarly, 21 people were killed in 55 accidents on the Narayangadh-Muglin road section. A total of 151 people were injured in the incidents, according to the Chitwan traffic official data.
At least 10 people were killed and 62 others injured in 18 road accidents along the Prithvi Highway in Chitwan. A total of 26 accidents occurred in urban road section of the district during the same period.
Eight people were killed and 33 others injured in the accident. A total of 303 vehicles met with accidents in the district in the fiscal year 2079/80 BS.
A total of 78 people were killed and 581 others injured in the accidents. Subedi said, “No matter how much work has been done to reduce vehicle accidents, it has not been effective”. A total of 663 vehicles had met with road mishaps in the district in the last fiscal year.
