At least eight persons were killed and six others injured today when a passenger bus carrying army personnel veered off a highway and fell into a ravine in central Nepal.
The accident took place at Pasang Lhamu highway in Madanpur in Nuwakot district when the bus was on its way to Trishuli from Kathmandu.
The microbus carrying army personnel undergoing training at the Trishuli Army Training Centre, Maithali fell around 500 feet off the road, DSP Siddhi Bikram Shah was quoted as saying by 'The Kathmandu Post'.
The deceased are yet to be identified and the injured have been rushed to capital Kathmandu for further treatment.
Poor road infrastructure and reckless driving are the leading causes of accidents in Nepal.
According to the WHO, road accidents are the world's eighth leading cause of death. About 70 per cent of the deaths from road accidents occur in developing countries.
As per the Nepal's traffic police data, on an average five to seven people are killed in road accidents every day in the country.
