Four persons died in a bus accident in Shankharapur Municipality-3, Kathmandu.

Superintendent of Police Pawan Kumar Bhattarai, spokesperson of the District Police Range, Kathmandu, confirmed that four people have died and 22 others injured in the accident. 

He said that the bus (Ba 4 Kha 8788) returning from a picnic met with an accident at around 6 pm. 

The injured are being treated at various hospitals in Kathmandu. 

The bus was reportedly carrying 40 people, who were employees of the 'Nature Herb' organization, returning after a picnic, police said.