Nine passengers were injured when trees fell on and crushed a microbus at Gajuri, Dhading, along the Prithvi Highway on Monday.

According to the police, the trees fell on a microbus travelling from Dhading to Kathmandu.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Makendra Kumar Mishra at the District Police Office in Dhading said the injured passengers are receiving treatment at various health facilities in Gajuri.

“All the injured are now out of danger,” said DSP Mishra. “The Prithvi Highway was briefly blocked following the accident, but traffic resumed once the obstruction was cleared.”