10 Hindu pilgrims killed in bus accident in Nepal

Kathmandu, Feb 2: A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skidded off a mountain road and fell down more than 300-metre in eastern

, killing at least 10 people, police said on Sunday.

The bus, carrying 66 passengers to Haleshi Mahadev of Khotang from Sindhuli district, skidded off the road and plunged some 300-meter down in Suklatar village of Okhaldhunga district on Friday, a police officer told PTI.

Three people died on the spot, while seven others succumbed to their injuries in different hospitals yesterday, the officer said.

Fifty-six passengers, who were seriously injured, have been admitted to Katari Hospital in Udaypur, Neuro Hospital in Biratnagar and B&B Hospital in Lalitpur district.

PTI