DADELDHURA: Five people were killed in a bus accident that took place in the district on early Wednesday.

The accident occurred along the Bhimdatta Highway in Ganyapadhura Rural Municipality-1 at 4:45 am.

“Five people died the spot when the passenger was heading to Bajhang from Dhangadhi this morning,” confirmed Police Inspector Laxman Khadka. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained.

The injured are undergoing treatment at District Hospital Dadeldhura.