Seven killed, 41 injuired in Darchula bus accident

Darchula, May 23 – At least  Seven people were killed and  40 injured when a bus skidded off the road some 50 meters down at Gokuleshwor-6 Thulishain in Darchula district on Thursday morning.

The accident occurred when a passenger bus (Na 4 Kha 8385) heading for Darchula from Mahendranagar skidded off the hilly road at Gokuleshwor-6 at around 6 am in the morning and fell about 50 feet down, Darchula District Police Office said.

A team of Army and police personnel is being aided by locals to help bring out few passengers who are still trapped inside the bus safely, it is learnt.
Reports quoted DSP Kuber Kathayat of Darchula District Police Office as saying that some passengers of are trapped inside the bus and efforts are on to safely bring them out.