Sindhuli, October 16, 2026 — At least nine people were injured when a passenger bus traveling from Kathmandu to Okhaldhunga fell about 10 meters below the road at Khurkhot in Sindhuli district on Friday afternoon.
The accident occurred in front of the trial center in Golanjore Rural Municipality-7 along the BP Highway. The bus, bearing registration number Ba Pra 03-001 Kha 2774, reportedly went off the road while reversing.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Vijay Shrestha of the District Police Office, Sindhuli, the accident happened after the passengers had eaten at a hotel and the driver attempted to move the bus forward by reversing first. The bus lost control after its rear wheel entered a roadside drain and plunged below the road, Shrestha said.
Police personnel and local residents reached the scene shortly after the accident and rescued the injured. The nine people rescued so far have been taken to Shubha Jeevan Hospital in Khurkhot and Sunkoshi Community Hospital for treatment.
The exact number of passengers on board has not yet been confirmed. Police said rescue operations for other potentially injured passengers were continuing and further details of the incident were awaited.
