A few resettled Bhutanese were injured when an overtaking car hit and veered off a van on Tuesday morning at 4:30 am local time. Of them, one is critical.
According to the report, Rohit Dhakal, 32, was seriously injured when a car driven by another resettled fellow of Beldangi-II allegedly collided with a van carrying seven passengers while overtaking. However, the car driver is yet to be identified, Dhakal’s wife Hemu Dhakal told.
“He is critically injured and being treated in the hospital now,” Hemu told Bhutan News Service.
According to her, Rohit was airlifted from the accident site and hospitalized immediately. At the hospital he underwent a surgical operation for five hours and is being treated at ICU (Intensive Care Unit).
The driver of the van, who received minor injuries, is reported to have told Hemu that the vehicle over-turned a number of times before its tyre got blown off.
The investigation in the mishap has been underway, added she.
