Seven persons were critically injured when a bus (Ba 1 Kha 9372) carrying marriage party veered off and fell some 10 meters down the road at Hokse-5 around 5 pm today. [break]
The driver was trying to avert a goat walking on the road in the opposite direction, police informed. Injured passengers are receiving treatment at Dolalghat and Tamaghat-based medicals.
In yet another incident, five passengers were critically injured when a bus (Ba 2 Kha 3572) en route to Maina Pokhari, Dolakha from Kathmandu met with an accident at Panchkhal-7, Sarbamangala Chowk along Araniko highway.
There were around 40 passengers in the bus. 31 passengers have headed to their destinies after primary treatment, police said.
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