Two people were killed and six others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident in Badgama, ward 10 of Kanchanrup Municipality in Saptari district, police said on Sunday.

The bus was heading from Gaighat to Biratnagar when it went out of control and crashed, said Superintendent of Police Dhakendra Khatiwada.

A man and a woman died after being trapped in the wreckage. Their bodies are being brought to Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj for post-mortem.

Six others were injured and have been taken to various hospitals for treatment. A police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhav Prasad Kafle is carrying out rescue operations at the site.