A passengers bus heading to Mahendranagar from Kalikot,600 kilometer west of capital, fallen from a hill near Dailekh. According to Nepal Police, ten passengers were instantly killed and 19 other injured seriously.
Other injures were treated in the local dispensary near accident sites. As the conditions of some of injured are very critical, local medical officer demanded a helicopter to ferry them to Nepalgunj for further treatment. Those who killed in the accident are yet to identify. The driver of ill-fated bus was in the police custody.
Karnali high way was known for frequent accidents in the past.