GAIGHAT: A person died on the spot after a school bus hit her in Beltar area of Chaudandi Municipality-7 in Udayapur district today morning.

The deceased has been identified as Namrata Thapa (58) of Hilekhola in Chaudandi-8.

According to Inspector Buddhi Chaulagain at Beltar-based Area Police Office, the bus (Na 4 Kha 8134) belonging to Paruhang Academy School heading to pick students up knocked Thapa, killing her on the spot, near the school at around 9:00 am today. The school bus hit the pedestrian before it swerved and veered off the road and plunged about five feet onto a paddy field, injuring the driver who was the only one aboard the bus, police informed.

Meanwhile, the injured driver, Jatan Shrestha, who appears to be in his mid-50s has been receiving treatment at Beltar Hospital. Moreover, the body of the deceased was kept at the hospital for postmortem but due to lack of specialist doctors police have arranged to send it to a hospital in Gaighat.

Police Inspector Chaulagain said that the bus hit the pedestrian and swerved to the field despite the driver's effort to gain control over the vehicle's speed.