UPDATED:

The death toll in the head-on collision between two passenger buses at Darechok of Chitwan along the Prithivi Highway on Tuesday evening has reached four as two persons succumbed to injuries during the course of treatment.

Those who died in Chitwan Medical College have been identified as Manju Gautam (22) and her 10-month-old son Samyog Gautam of Jugum VDC-8 in Gulmi district.

Two critically injured persons had died while being rushed to Kathmandu yesterday evening. They are yet to be identified.

Eighteen of the injured are undergoing treatment at the Bharatpur-based Chitwan Medical college, one at Narayani Community Hospital and 11 others in Kathmandu, said police.

The fatal accident occurred when the passenger bus (Lu 1 Kha 9361) heading to Kathmandu from Bhairahawa collided with another bus (Na 4 Kha 4516) heading to Dharan from Kathmandu at Fisling in Darechok-9 in Chitwan district at about 7 pm, according to the District Police Office.

Preliminary investigation pointed to high speed as the cause of the fatal accident, said police.

Three killed in Chitwan bus collision

CHITWAN: Three passengers were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between two passenger buses at Fisling along the Prithivi Highway on Tuesday evening.

The deceased include a woman, a man and a child. Their identity is yet to be established.

The accident occurred when the passenger bus (Lu 1 Kha 9361) heading to Kathmandu from Bhairahawa collided with another bus (Na 4 Kha 4516) heading to Dharan from Kathmandu, according to the District Police Office.

The injured were sent to Kathmandu and Bharatpur for treatment.