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Death toll in the Ramechhap bus accident has reached 13.

The District Police Office, Ramechhap said that the incident occurred when the bus (Ba 2 Kha 8396) heading towards Kathmandu from Dogma, Ramechhap fell some 300 meters down the road on Tuesday.

Police said that 20 persons were injured in the accident. They have been taken to the Dhulikhel Hospital and Kathmandu for treatment.

Among the injured, four are in critical condition, Raj Kumar Thing, Chief at the District Police Office, said.

Police said that nine died on the spot and four breathed their last while undergoing treatment at the Dhulikhel Hospital.

The deceased have been identified as Thula Tamang (40), Khadga Bahadur BK (36) of Khaniyapani, Sunapati Rural Municipality-5, Samrita Tamang of Bethan, Sunapati Rural Municipality-4, Kamal Tamang (25), Sudeep Bajagain (18) of Panchkhal Municipality-8, Bipana Tamang (22) of Sunapati Rural Municipality-5, Shiva Laxmi Manandhar of Mandandeupur Rural Municipality-9, Kavre, Sanju Ale Magar (36) of Sunapati Rural Municipality-5, and Tul Bahadur BK (40) of Panchkhal Rural Municipality-8, Kavre.

Police said that all of them died on the spot.

Similarly, Ram Bahadur Shrestha (45), Briddha Tamang (24) and Nema Tamang (60) of Sunapati Rural Municipality-5 breathed their last during the course of treatment. The identity of a person who died in the hospital is yet to be established.

Police suspect that the incident might have occurred due to brake failure.

Nepal reported 90 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1, 944 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 73 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 168 people underwent antigen tests, of which 17 were tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 20  infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 401 active cases in the country.

Two women were found dead in different places of Kathmandu on Monday.

Parbati Pariyar (50) was found dead at her room in Gwaldaha, Dakshinkali Municipality-2.

Similarly, Sabita Khadka (64) of Morang was found dead at her rented room in Kapan, Budhanilkantha Municipality-10.

Police said that they are looking into both cases.

A person died when a bus hit a motorbike in Bhaktapur on Tuesday.

The identity of deceased has not been ascertained yet.  But, he was riding pillion.

The District Police Office, Bhaktapur spokesperson Raju Pandey said that the incident occurred when the bus (Ba 4 Kha 2212) rammed the bike from behind at around 2 pm today.

The bike rider is undergoing treatment at the Bhaktapur International Hospital.

Police said that they have impounded the bus and arrested its driver for investigation.