BAITADI, Nov. 13 -- At least nine people have died and 34 people have been injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Khodpe of Patan Municipality-8 in Baitadi along the Dashrath Chand Highway around 10:30 PM on Thursday.

The bus (Na 5 Kha 5141) was en route to Mahendranagar from Ganna of Darchula district. It skidded off 600 meters from the road, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Narayan Prasad Adhikari.

Of the dead, seven are males and two are females. Eight dead bodies have been recovered from the site, according to the police.

DSP Adhikari said that seven passengers who have serious injuries were referred to Dhangadi for further treatment, and 27 others are undergoing treatment at Dadheldhura District Ho...