As many as 35 persons were injured in a bus accident in Bansgadhi Municipality-3, Bardiya on Thursday. Of them, two are said to be in critical condition.

The bus (Na 5 Kha 5382) was heading towards Mahendranagar from Kalikot when the incident occurred this morning. Police said that the bus fell some 15 metres down the road.

Sitala Upadhyay (11) of Triveni Rural Minicipality-6 and Omana Upadhyay (69) of Triveni Rural Municipality-7 were critically injured the mishap, the Area Police Office, Motipur said.

Both of them have been sent to the Nepalgunj Medical College in Kohapur, Banke for treatment while others have been sent to the Kausilya Hospital.