KATHMANDU: Locals barricaded the Siddhartha Highway in Butwal after a microbus fatally ran over a 15-year-old boy on Wednesday.
The victim has been identified as Bhim Thapa of Gangoliya-1, Rupandehi district. A critically injured Thapa was rushed to the Maigram-based Crimson Hospital, where he breathed his last during the course of treatment.
Police said the incident took place at around 10 a.m.
After the microbus (Lu 1 Kha 5981), heading to Bhairahawa from Butwal, knocked down the boy, as many as 200 people gathered and blocked the traffic along the highway.
They demanded compensation to the bereaved family.
Police have taken the driver in custody and impounded the killer vehicle.
Stakeholders were holding talks to resume the highway and settle the demands regarding compensation till 1 p.m., according to police.
The victim has been identified as Bhim Thapa of Gangoliya-1, Rupandehi district. A critically injured Thapa was rushed to the Maigram-based Crimson Hospital, where he breathed his last during the course of treatment.
Police said the incident took place at around 10 a.m.
After the microbus (Lu 1 Kha 5981), heading to Bhairahawa from Butwal, knocked down the boy, as many as 200 people gathered and blocked the traffic along the highway.
They demanded compensation to the bereaved family.
Police have taken the driver in custody and impounded the killer vehicle.
Stakeholders were holding talks to resume the highway and settle the demands regarding compensation till 1 p.m., according to police.
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