Achham, Oct. 11 -- One person died and 21 others were injured when a microbus travelling from Achham to Dhangadhi of Kailali met with an accident at Jorayal Rural Municipality-1, Golden area, along the Bhimdatta Highway in Doti on Saturday morning.

According to the District Police Office, Doti, the vehicle, driven by 38-year-old Dev Bahadur Thapa of Baigau, Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City-12, went out of control and plunged about 100 metres down the road at around 5:35 am.

Twenty-two-year-old Haria Pariyar of Mangalsen Municipality-9, Achham, died on the spot, police confirmed.

A 14-member police team led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Lokendra Singh Pujara rescued the injured and sent them to Padma Hospital in Attariya for treatment.

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