SURKHET, Oct 20: A man died and 14 others were injured when a bus met with an accident at Tallo Dungeshwar along the Karnali Highway on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Lalit Nepali, the driver of the ill-fated bus (Na 3 Kha 5519) which was bound to Jambukadh of Dailekh district from Birendranagar, Surkhet, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) of Dailekh, Anupam Shrestha.
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CDO Shrestha also added that the bus collided with a tipper truck parked alongside the road following a break failure.
The injured passengers are undergoing treatment at a local clinic.
