Baglung, March 18 -- A bus met with an accident in Baglung district on Monday, killing seven people and injuring 24 others.

The bus, en route from Rukum West to Kathmandu, veered off the road and plunged approximately 150 meters down at Nisikhola Rural Municipality-6 along the Mid-Hill Highway around 5:20pm, according to Police Inspector Deepak Babu KC of Baglung District Police Office.

The deceased are yet to be identified.

A police team, under the leadership of Inspector Raj Kumar BK from the Burtibang Area Police Office, conducted the initial rescue operation and took seven injured individuals to the primary health centre at Burtibang.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Madan KC said details are awaited and additional teams were deplo...