Eight killed in bus plunge in Palpa

Palpa: At least eight people have been killed when a bus skidded off the road and fell approximately 60 metres at Laghuwa of Ribdikot Rural Municipality-2 in Palpa district today.

Eight injured people have been sent to a hospital in Tansen, said the police. The identity of the deceased has yet to be established.

The police and local people have launched a rescue operation. The accident took place at around 10:30 am. The ill-fated bus (Lu 1 Kha 7279) was headed to Ridi from Butwal.