A woman died in a bus accident in Jordhara of Palpa district on Sunday.

The incident occurred at around 9am after the bus, travelling from Butwal to Baglung, skidded off the road in the Tinau Rural Municipality-5 section of the Siddhartha Highway, informed Traffic Police head Damodar Malla.

According to local Arjun Khanal, who witnessed the accident, the bus fell some 50 metres from the road.

The deceased has been identified as a thirty-six-year-old Devdaha Municipality-3 local, said Birendra Thapa, information officer at the Palpa district police office.

A total of 42 passengers were injured in the accident. A total of 36 injured people are undergoing treatment at Lumbini Medical College.

Seven people have sustained serious injuries, the Palpa-based hospital said.

Further information into the matter is underway, said police.

The story has been updated.