KATHMANDU: Five people, including four students and an elderly person, were killed when a school bus met with an accident at Okhle cliff in Pokhara Metropolitan City-28 of Kaski district. At least 14 people were injured in the accident.

The bus (Ga.2 Kha.1417) of Kalika English Boarding School fell about 200 meters down from the road and the accident took place. According to the police, 19 people in the bus were rescued and sent to the hospital and five died during treatment.

The deceased have been identified as Mamata Tiwari, 12-13, Ashim Kandel, 13-14 years old, and two girls. Similarly, 65-year-old Baburam Tiwari of Pokhara Metropolitan City-28, who was in the same bus, also died. According to preliminary information, Tiwari had asked for a lift in the bus to go for treatment.

Among the injured, three are undergoing treatment at Gandaki Medical College while 11 others are undergoing treatment at Gandaki Hospital under Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences.

The condition of the three students undergoing treatment at Gandaki Medical College is said to be moderate. They have been identified as Shristi Tiwari, 16, Shishan Thapa Magar, 16, and Saugat Timilsina, 16, all residents of Pokhara Metropolitan City-28. They are said to be studying in class 10.

The condition of Asmi Kandel, who is undergoing treatment at Gandaki Hospital, is said to be critical while the condition of the other injured is said to be moderate. Most of the injured are students. The bus driver, 57-year-old Tul Bahadur Gurung, is also undergoing treatment at the same hospital. His condition is said to be moderate.

Police constable Arjun Shahi, who was stationed at the Area Police Office, Shishuwa, sustained minor injuries while rescuing the injured in the accident. He is undergoing treatment at the Western Regional Gandaki Hospital.

Further investigation into the cause of the accident is underway, police said.