KATHMANDU: At least three persons died on the spot and 24 others sustained injuries when two passenger buses collided head on at Piple of Chitwan district this evening.

According to District Traffic Police Office in Chitwan, the bus (Na 5 Kha 8706) heading towards Birgunj from Narayangadh had collided with another bus (Na 6 Kha 9125) coming from the opposite direction, along the East-West Highway this evening.

Inspector Santosh Pant, chief at the Office said, "Two men and a woman have died. Their identities are yet to be known."

Meanwhile, the injured are undergoing treatment at the Bharatpur-based Chitwan Medical College and College of Medical Sciences.

Among the injured, condition of five is critical, said police.