A girl has died after being hit by a school bus at Gaidakot in Nawalparasi (East) on Tuesday.

According to the Area Police Office, Gaindakot, a 3-year-old girl who was walking on the side of the road in Matkuri village of Gaindakot died on the spot after she was hit by a bus.

Police informed that the victim, a resident of Matkuri village, was hit by a bus belonging to Gaindakot-based Suryodaya Boarding School.

Police have arrested the driver of the bus and an investigation is underway.