Four people, some of them believed to be foreign tourists, have been killed and 14 injured in a road accident in Jogimara of Dhading district on Monday.
The accident occurred when a micro bus (Ba. 1 Pa 1028) carrying foreign tourists from Pokhara to Kathmandu collided with a bus (Lu. 1 Kha 9593) heading towards Kapilvastu from Kathmandu. Police say all the deceased are the passengers of the micro bus.
Police have yet to ascertain names and nationalities of the deceased. The injured have been rushed to Gajuri Hospital for treatment.
The accident has disrupted vehicular movement along the Prithvi Highway for some time.
Two more people have been killed in two other road accidents in Jajarkot and Jhapa districts on Monday.