Four people died and 32 others injured in a passenger bus accident at Bhantakhola of Triveni Rural Municipality on Monday.

According to police, Chhantari BK, 70, of Pipalneta, Bagchau Municipality-10, Salyan, Pushpa Khadka and Khim Bahadur Khadka of Rukum, are among the deceased. Police have been trying to confirm the identity of a fourth deceased.

The bus lost control and fell some 150 meters down the road at around 2:30 pm today, presumably after the driver lost control of the bus heading for Ghorahi from Rukum and.

The injured have been taken to the district hospitals in Salyan and Nepalgunj for treatment.