Three students dead, 40 injured in road accident

Kathmandu: Three students have died while 40 others were injured in a road accident that took place on the Sankhu-Nagarkot road section in Kattike, Shankharapur Municipality-5, Kathmandu.

The accident took place this afternoon when the Sundarimai Yatayat bus (Ba. 2 Kha. 7958), hired by the SS Academy School based in Chabahil, lost control reportedly due to a brake failure, said spokesperson of the District Police Range, Kathmandu, Superintendent of Police Apil Raj Bohara.

The bus was returning from Nagarkot to Sankhu after collecting the students who had gone on a school picnic. Further investigation into the incident is underway, according to the police.