KATHMANDU, Nov. 9 -- One person died and 17 others were injured in separate road accidents in Makwanpur and Gorkha.

A pedestrian, estimated to be 32 years old, died after being hit by a bus (Bagmati Province 03-001K 2656) at Hetauda-9, Mashtarchowk on Thursday night, police said. The identity of the deceased is yet to be established. Police have taken the bus driver, 33-year-old Sujay Kumar Singh of Ramgopalpur-6, Mahottari, into custody.

Similarly, 17 passengers were injured when a microbus met with an accident at Chorkate bend in Siranchowk Rural Municipality-4, Gorkha. The microbus (Ba 4 Kha 6043), travelling from Bhachchek to Abukhaireni, lost control and crashed into a roadside wall, said DSP Rajkumar Shrestha, spokesperson for the...