Five persons died and 13 others were injured  in a bus accident at Zero Point in Dharan Sub-Metropolis-13, Dharan on Sunday. 

A passenger bus (Ko 1 Kha 7119) en route to Dharan from Dhankuta hit a roadside medical building, killing five passengers, including a child, said Chandra Khadka, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Sunsari. 

The identities of the deceased are yet to be established.

Police said that they are looking into the case.