Two people were killed in a road accident in Bhojpur on Monday. Twelve others have been injured.

Twenty-five-year-old Runa Rai died on the spot after the vehicle, carrying 14 people, fell off a cliff in Parkuwa of Aamchok Rural Municipality-8 at around 9 am, said rural municipality chief Ashok Rai.

Another passenger, 26-year-old Shanti Rai, died on the way to the hospital, Rai added.

The injured have been taken to the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan. They have sustained serious injuries, said Sita Rai, Aamchok vice chairperson.

Further investigation into the matter is underway.