At least 13 pilgrims from India were injured when a jeep skidded off the road and fell around 20 metres at Makaibari of Indrasarobar Rural Municipality-5 in Makwanpur district on Tuesday morning.

All the injured are from India and they were sent to Kathmandu for treatment, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Laxmi Bhandari.

The police have held the vehicle driver, he said.

The vehicle was heading to Kathmandu from Birgunj.