DHADING: Nineteen persons were injured in a road mishap in Dhading district along the Prithivi highway on Monday.

The mishap occurred when a passenger bus (Na 3 Kha 5272) heading to Bhairahawa from Kathmandu and mini truck (Na 2 Kha 8675) heading to Kathmandu from Charaudi collided at Bishaltar in Benighat-8, the Benighat Police Post said.

According to the police the injured are undergoing treatment at Malekhu based Highway Community Hospital.