Four people were killed on the spot and 27 others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Haripur-9 of Sunsari near the Koshi barrage Friday morning.
The ill-fated bus of Hong Kong Travels, heading for Gaighat from Dharan, met with an accident when it tried to avoid a bicycle. Reports quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the bus hit an electricity pole and then overturned.
The deceased have been identified as Narul Ansari Mehabub Ansari of Dharan and Raphi Alam, while one person is yet to be identified.
Among the injured, the condition of six persons is reported to be serious.
The injured are undergoing treatment at BP Koirala Institute for Health Sciences.