KUALA LUMPUR: Two Nepali people have died in a road accident in Malaysia.

The deceased are identified as Ramu Chaudhary of Bardiya and Jaganath Singh Tharu of Sarlahi, confirmed Nepali Embassy in Malaysia.

The accident took place when a vehicle carrying staffers of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport met with an accident at Sepasang on Sunday night.

Aside from two Nepali nationals, other 11 migrant workers including Bengali, Indonesian nationals died in the accident.

A total of 43 people were traveling in the ill-fated vehicle, the Embassy said quoting local police.