As per local media reports, the injured people were identified as Ram Datta Bhatta, Lokesh Bohara, Bharat Bista, Hari Singh Karki and Deepak Luhar.
The incident occurred when the bus (Ba 3 Kha 5175) en route from Kathmandu to Ganna in Darchula, skidded off the road and plunged about 200 metres onto a ravine at around 3:00 am this morning, Police Constable Harjeet Singh Thagunna at the Baitadi District Police Office, was qoted as saying by The Himalyan Times.
The exact cause of the mishap is still not known.
The injured people were rushed to hospital for treatment.
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