KAWASOTI: A teenge girl died and four others were seriously injured after a commuter bus knocked them down at Bardaghat-9 of Nawalparasi along the East-West Highway.

The deceased has been identified as Saraswoti Chaudhary (14) of Bardaghat-10.

According to the District Police Office, Nawalparasi, critically injured Chaudhary died while undergoing treatment at the Prithvi Chandra Hospital in Parasi this morning.

Police said that the incident occurred when the bus (Na 4 Kha 6401) heading towards Narayangarh from Butwal hit them on the road.

The injured Mausam Neure (11) Swikrit Shrestha (14) and Rahul Sunar (12) of Bardaghat-9 and Srijana Chaudhary (14) of Bardaghat-10 are receiving treatment at the Medical Science College in Bharatpur, police informed.