KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Six people were killed when a bus carrying a wedding party met with an accident in Baitadi.
The bus, which was traveling from Bhauni of Purchaudi Municipality-7 in Baitadi to Sunkuda in Bajhang, crashed at Badhgaon turn in the same ward.
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According to the Baitadi District Police Office, the bus bearing registration number Sudurpaschim Province 02-001 Kha 1119 met with the accident while returning after picking up the bride.
Police Inspector Baldev Badu of the district police office said that six fatalities have been confirmed so far. Around 40 people have been rescued from the accident site.
Police said detailed information is yet to come in, and preparations are underway to send the injured for treatment.
