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Four pilgrims killed in Jomsom bus mishap

POKHARA, April 22: Four persons have been killed after a bus (Na 5 Kha 6067) en route to Jomsom from Muktinath  met with an accident on Saturday.
By Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, April 22: Four people were killed as a passenger bus met with an accident at Kagbeni in the district on Saturday.


The accident took place as the ill-fated bus, Na 5 Kha 6067, heading to Jomsom carrying pilgrims from Muktinath met with an accident at Kagbeni, said DSP Hariharnath Yogi.


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The brake failure is the cause behind the accident.


A woman and three men are among those killed, according to police. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. The victims are said to be from Bhaktapur. 


The bodies have been Kept at Jomsom District Hospital.  

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