Kapilvastu, Feb. 15 -- As many as ten people died when a bus plunged into a river at Shivaraj Municipality-1 of Kapilvastu district along the East-West Highway in the wee hours of Thursday morning.

Among the dead are seven males and three females, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Hari Bahadur Oli.

The bus heading to Kathmandu from Mahendranagar veered off the road and fell some 200 metres down into the river, police said.

The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained.

The injured are receiving treatment at different medical facilities in Chandrauta and Butwal.

A total of 40 people were travelling on the bus.

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