Kathmandu, 19 May : Nine passengers were killed in a bus accident in Tamakhani, Jita of Lamjung on Thursday afternoon. The passenger bus (Na 6 Kha 4136) met with an accident.

The bus veered off the road and fell some 400 meters down the hill, senior constable of District Traffic Police Office senor Bhumiraj Ghimire said.

12 passengers are injured with nine reported to be in critical condition, police said.

The bus driver is on the run.