At least 18 passengers got injured, seven of them seriously, when two buses collided head-on at Bidur Municipality-10, Bhaise of Nuwakot district on Saturday.

The buses collided on an alternative route along the Trishuli-Betrawati road section as the road section has been closed at Bidur-10, Tarebhir, due to construction works, said Rupak Khadka, Deputy Superintendent of Police and information officer at Nuwakot District Police Office.

All the injured are undergoing treatment at Nuwakot District Hospital in Trishuli.