Jun 21, Kathmandu - Seven people have died in a bus and an EV microbus accident at Daduwa, Rapti Municipality-4, Chitwan along the East-West Highway. 18 people have been injured.

Only two of the deceased have been identified. The deceased have been identified as Som Prasad Rupakheti, 55, of Makawanpur Hatiya-3, and Maiyakumari Neupane, 53, of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City-5.

Police said five people died on the spot and two others died during treatment. The identities of the other deceased have not been released.

The bodies have been kept at the Bharatpur Hospital morgue.

The accident occurred when an EV microbus and a passenger bus collided with each other.

The accident occurred when a bus (Province 1-01-001 Kha 3583) heading towards Kakadbhitta from Dhangadhi and an EV vehicle (Bagmati Province 03-001 Ja 299) coming towards Narayangadh from Makawanpur collided.

The injured are being treated at Bharatpur Hospital, Purano Medical College and Chitwan Medical College.

Police have stated that most of the deceased and injured were travelling in EV vehicles.

After the accident that took place on Saturday morning, the injured were sent to various hospitals in Bharatpur for treatment with the help of locals, police and rescue teams.

It is initially believed that the accident may have been caused by high speed and possible brake failure.

Chitwan Police Chief Govinda Puri said that a detailed investigation into the incident is underway.

Although the road was blocked for some time after the accident, traffic has now resumed.