Two people were killed and 26 others injured in a bus accident in Mahottari on Friday morning.
According to the District Police Office, Mahottari, a passenger bus (Na 6 Kha 1464) heading towards Kathmandu met with an accident at Bardibas Municipality-10, Khayarmara. The accident claimed the lives of a pedestrian and a passenger on board.
Police confirmed that 65-year-old local resident Chulhai Chaudhary, who was walking by the roadside, died on the spot after being hit by the bus. Similarly, 10-year-old Pramis Khadka of Ishworpur Municipality-12, Sarlahi, who was traveling in the bus, died while undergoing treatment at Shubha Swastik Hospital, Bardibas.
The crash also left 26 passengers injured, including 13 women. They are currently receiving treatment at Shubha Swastik Hospital.
District Traffic Police Chief Laxmi Raj Joshi said the bus lost control, crashed through the wall of Laxminarayan Secondary School in Khayarmara, and hit a coconut tree before halting.
The exact cause of the accident has not yet been determined, police spokesperson DSP Shailendra Kumar Bhatta said, adding that further investigation is underway.
