At least three persons were killed and over 50 others injured when a bus carrying picnickers met with an accident at Beldamar on the Ghorahi-Lamahi road in Dang Saturday morning.
The NA-2-Kha 5961 bus heading to Deukhuri from Ghorahi slipped off the road at around 10:30 am, killing three passengers on the spot, reports said. The deceased have been identified as Dina Budha, 15, Ram Kumar Budha, 19 and Himal Roka, all of them residents of Tribhuvan Municipality-6.
19 severely injured passengers have been taken to Kohalpur Teaching Hospital in Banke for treatment while others are receiving treatment at a local hospital.