DADELDHURA, DEC 01 -
At least 12 persons have been killed when a passenger bus met with an accident at Melkharka in Dadeldhura district on Sunday morning.
The bus (Na 5 Kha 789), en route to Kailali from Bajura, fell some 300 meters down the road. Police said that 10 among the dead died on the spot while two others died while undergoing treatment at hospital.
Five of the deceased have been identified as Dal Bahadur Adhikari, Sur Bahadur Adhikari, Hari Lal Khatri, Bhakta Sharki of Baju, Bajura, and Laxmiram Thapa of Kailashmandau, Bajura. The identification of seven others has not been ascertained yet.
Thirty-five others have been injured in the accident.
Dadeldhura DSP Krishna Prasai informed that 10 among the injured are in critical condition. They are admitted at sub-regional hospital in Dadeldhura .
The accident occurred at 5 am this morning.
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