Update: Three dead, 25 injured in Surkhet bus accident

Surkhet, November 8 — Three people have died in a bus accident on the border of Surkhet and Dailekh.

The accident occurred at 2:20 PM on Friday when the vehicle, with registration number Karnali Province 001 Kha 998, was traveling from Dailekh towards Surkhet.

The vehicle crashed in Birendranagar Municipality-14, near Ratanangla, and fell off a cliff, according to the police.

Over 25 people were injured in the accident, as confirmed by District Police Office Surkhet spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Bir Biswakarma.

The injured have been sent to Karnali Province Hospital, and further details are still awaited.