Four persons died and 39 others were injured when a bus they were traveling in met with an accident at Sisne in Aathbis Municipality-2 of Dailekh on Wednesday.

The deceased have been identified as Prem Sunar (32) and Kashiram Pandey (36) of Dullu Municipality-9, Dailekh, Gyan Bahadur Bam (35) and Dhankala Shahi (55) of Pantala Rural Municipality-3, Kalikot.

DSP Bhuwaneshwor Sah of the District Police Office, Dailekh said that the ill-fated bus (Ma 1 Kha 660) was heading towards Surkhet from Kalikot when the incident occurred last night.

The injured are undergoing treatment at the Karnali Pradesh Hospital in Surkhet.

There were 62 persons on board the bus when  the tragedy occurred.

Police said that the bus fell some 40 meters down the road into the Karnali River.

Further investigation into the incident is underway.