At least 17 people were injured in a bus accident at Mithila Municipality-9 in Dhanusha along the East-West Highway on Sunday morning. .

The bus (Bagmati Province 01-006 Kha 5237) heading to Biratnagar from Kathmandu lost control and somersaulted on the road as it tried to overtake another bus, according to police.

The Area Police Office, Dhalkebar said that 17 persons including the bus driver received injuries in the incident. There were 33 passengers onboard the bus. 

All of them have been receiving treatment at the Model Hospital, Lalgadh.