The death toll in a bus accident in the Ramechhap district of central Nepal has reached 13.
The bus (Ba 3 Kha 8396) had fallen off the road at Lubhughat this morning, killing five men and four women on the spot, according to Raj Kumar Thing, the Ramechhap District Police Office chief.
In addition, four people died during treatment at the Dhulikhel hospital, informs DSP Hari Khatiwada of the Kavre District Police Office.
Local officials say 23 others have sustained injuries and have been sent to Kathmandu, Dhulikhel and Banepa for further treatment.
Of them, three have been airlifted to Kathmandu, informs Gita Bista Chaulagain, the Sunapati rural municipality vice-chairperson.
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