A group of irate locals torched a bus for injuring a cyclist at the Nawalpur-Malangawa road section of Sarlahi district on Monday.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Daya Nidhi Gyawali, a 55-year-old man of Salempur Rural Municipality sustained serious injuries in the road accident.

The victim was taken to Kathmandu for further treatment after receiving initial treatment at Malangawa Provincial Hospital, said police.

The bus driver has been taken into police custody, said Gyawali.