At least three persons died and 15 others were injured when a bus and a micro bus collided with each other in  Bhokraha Narsingha Rural Municipality-3, Sunsari district along the East West Highway on Monday.

The identities of the deceased are yet to be established, police said.

According to Yograj Khatiwada, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Sunsari, the incident occurred when the bus (Me 1 Kha 1799) heading to Diktel from Kakadbhitta, Jhapa district collided head-on with the micro bus (Province 2-01-001 Ja 0047) this morning.

Khatiwada said that the injured have been rushed to different hospitals in Inaruwa and Biratnagar for treatment.

Police said that they have arrested bus driver Gopal Adhikari of Arjundhara Municipality-1,  Jhapa for investigation.