18 injured as eight vehicles collide in Chitwan (video)

CHITWAN: A tragic incident took place in the Tikauli forest located between the Ratnanagar and Bharatpur Municipalities of Chitwan on Wednesday.

As many as eight vehicles, including a college bus, a vehicle carrying the body of the deceased, a Bolero jeep, and mostly motorbikes and scooters, collided with each other on a road section that lies under Mahendra Highway in the Tikauli forest this afternoon.

It is said that most of the vehicles were speeding on the busy highway, so many collisions occurred at once.

The eighteen injured people have been taken to the hospital for treatment.

Further details of the incident are awaited.