Bharatpur, March 15 -- At least seven Indian pilgrims were killed in a road accident in Central Nepal, while five other Indian pilgrims are admitted at the hospital receiving treatment, officials confirmed. In the accident, two other Nepali citizens were also seriously injured.

The accident occurred when a microbus carrying passengers returning from a pilgrimage to Manakamana Temple crashed near Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality-3 of Gorkha.

According to Superintendent of Police Bharat Bahadur BK of the District Police Office, Gorkha, seven of the 14 people travelling in the microbus died on the spot.

The deceased include five men and two women, all Indian nationals, police said. Seven other passengers were seriously injured and are curr...