At least 13 passengers were injured when a bus met with an accident at Khandadevi Rural Municipality-3 in Ramechhap district on Sunday. The incident occurred when the bus (Ba 3 Kha 4048) heading towards Kathmandu from Doramba skidded off the road today. Over-speeding is blamed for the accident, said eyewitnesses.

All the injured have been taken to the Dhulikhel Hospital for treatment, said police, adding that around 30 passengers, most of them returning home after receiving Dashain tika, jamara and blessings from elders, were onboard the reserved bus when the accident took place.