One dead, 25 hurt in school bus accident

One person died when a school bus met with an accident at Tukucha-2 of Kavre district Tuesday morning.

However, police said they are yet to ascertain the identity of the victim.

The accident took place when the school bus (Ba 2 Kha 1324) belonging to Ugrachandi Boarding School was heading to Bhaktapur from Nala to get students.

More than 25 students were also injured in the incident and are currently receiving treatment at Shri Memorial Hospital in Banepa and Dhulikhel Hospital, Dhulikehl.

Although the real cause of the accident is still not clear, but the rain damaged road is believed to be the reason that led to the accident. nepalnews.com