DADELDHURA: At least four persons were killed in a bus accident in Siddheshwor-3 of Baitadi district on Monday afternoon.

Inspector Surendra Bam at the Baitadi District Police Office said all the four bodies were recovered from inside the ill-fated bus.

The death toll may rise as rescue works are underway, according to him.

Other 14 passengers have sustained injuries.

The bus (Na 5 Kha 2832) en route to Bajhang from Dhangadhi of Kailali had skidded around 500 metres down the road at Brindaban, Siddheshwor-3 along the Jaya Prithvi Highway.

The incident occurred at around 3:30 pm today.

The injured are being taken to Dadheldhura Sub-Regional Hospital for treatment.

Police suspected that the bus might have fallen the road as the road without black-topping or gravel caved in due to continuous rain.

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