Police inspector Jeevan Budhathoki at the district police office said among the deceased are a man, a woman and a child. The child succumbed to injuries while being taken to hospital, whereas the other two died on the spot. Their identities are yet to be established. [break]
The injured are receiving medical treatment at the district hospital in Dhadingbesi. The ill-fated bus (Na 2 Kha 4985) meet with the accident at 8:30 am while it was headed for Dhadingbesi from Arughat.
Earlier this morning at 5:15 am, a bus (Na 3 Kha 5618) bound for Kathmandu from Pashupatinagar met with an accident at Khaharekhola bridge, in Bhumisthan VDC-4, leaving seven passengers injured. The injured were subsequently taken to Kathmandu for treatment.
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