Three people were injured in two separate accidents along the Narayanghat-Mugling road section in Chitwan on Sunday.

At 6:35am, a mini truck collided head-on with an Indian bus at Simaltal in ward 29 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, injuring three people.

According to the District Police Office, Chitwan, the bus driver fled the scene.

The injured include truck driver Rajan Chhetri, 28, of ward 3 of Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality, Dhading; Manja Rawal Barai, 30, of Bara; and his six-year-old son Ashish Rawal Barai, police said.

In a separate incident at 3:20am, three vehicles collided near the Jugedi police check post in ward 29 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City. A jeep en route to Narayanghat from Mugling hit two jeeps.

According to the Chitwan Police, no casualties were reported in the second accident.