A man was killed, and five others were injured in a road accident in ward 8 of Barahatal Rural Municipality in Surkhet district on Thursday.

Deepak Shahi, 35, of ward 4 in Thatikandh Rural Municipality of Dailekh, was killed when the bus with 29 passengers travelling to Surkhet from Jumla overturned on the road.

Superintendent of Police Wakil Sunar, chief of the District Traffic Police Office, Surkhet, said Shahi was rushed to Provincial Hospital Surkhet, where he was pronounced dead.

Sunar said the injured passengers are in stable condition and are receiving treatment at Karnali Care Hospital.