At least eight persons were killed and 16 injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Bhatkanda area of far-western Dadeldhura district Sunday morning.
Reports said the bus heading towards Mahendrangar, Kanchanpur district, from Saphebagar of Achham, skidded off the road and fell some 200 meters at around 8:30 a.m., killing seven passengers on the spot. The conductor of the bus died while being rushed to hospital.
The owner of the bus was among those killed in the accident, reports added. The injured passengers are undergoing treatment at a local hospital with the condition of four of them to be critical.
What caused the accident is yet to be known, reports quoting police said.