Kaski, March 31 -- In a strange turn of events, a passenger bus landed vertically on the road following an accident in Pokhara on Saturday.

The incident occurred after the bus, travelling to Lekhnath, fell some 20 metres from the road at around 10am in Archale of Pokhara Metropolitan-27.

Driver Tikaram BK, 42, and conductor Shalikram Subedi, 41, were the only people aboard the vehicle. They have sustained minor injuries and are receiving treatment at the Paschimanchal Community Hospital, said Superintendent of Police Mohan Kumar Thapa.

As per BK's statement recorded by the police, the accident occurred due to a brake failure.

However, preliminary investigation showed that the vehicle's brake was undamaged and that the accident was cau...