Three persons died and 10 others in a passenger bus accident at Bansbari in Melamchi Municipality-12 of Sindhupalchok district on Friday.

Police said three persons have been trapped under the bus and efforts are underway to pull them out.

The incident occurred when the ill-fated bus (Ba 2 Kha 4325) bound for Bhotenamlang from Kathmandu skidded off the road and fell some 50 metres down the road this afternoon.