17 injured in Doti bus accident

DOTI: As many as 17 people were injured in a bus accident at Samuhagadh of Silgadhi Municipality-4 in Dipayal district on Friday.

The incident occurred when bus (Na 5 Kha 4451) heading to Dipayal from Dhangadhi fell some 35 metres down the road this morning, the Information Officer at the District Police Office in Doti, Bhimlal Bhattarai, said.

The injured have been taken to Sujang Hospital at Rajpur in Doti for treatment.