Bus driver who set vehicle on fire was absconding after Balaju crash, police say
Summary
A bus driver who set his vehicle on fire after a dispute with traffic police in Kathmandu was found to have been using driving licences in other people’s names. Police say he was already absconding after a previous Balaju crash and later died from severe burn injuries.
Key Points
- Police said the driver repeatedly used licences issued in other people’s names, including one in the name of Dawa Lama.
- Investigators identified him as Arjun Dong Tamang, a resident of Sisneri in Makawanpur, not the name on the licence.
- He had been absconding since a Balaju bus overturn in which three people were injured last year.
- He died at the Nepal Cleft and Burn Centre in Kirtipur after 90 percent of his body was burned.
