Driver injured in Tripureshwar bus fire dies during treatment
Summary
A bus driver injured in a fire in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu, has died while undergoing treatment at Kirtipur Hospital. Police are still trying to confirm his identity after confusion over a recovered driving license and a man named Dawa Lama came forward to say his license had been lost.
Key Points
- The driver injured in a bus fire in Tripureshwar died while receiving treatment at Kirtipur Hospital on Monday night.
- Police have not yet confirmed the deceased driver’s identity, despite an earlier identification linked to the name Dawa Lama.
- A video shows a dispute between the driver and traffic police before he stopped the bus and set it on fire after passengers got off.
- Kathmandu Valley Police Office has formed a five-member probe committee led by SSP Ramesh Basnet to investigate the incident.
