KATHMANDU: Two people died on the spot, and 22 others were injured when a bus today met with an accident at Durgaphant Kudule of Panini-8 in Arghakhanchi .

The bus ( Ga 1 Dha 504) from Parbat was returning from an pilgrimage to the Supa Deurali, a religious site, in Arghakhanchi, said Chief of the District Police Office, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Diwas Bahadur GC.

Until the filing of this report, rescue operations were underway. Former chair of Panini rural municipality, Achyut Gautam, also said that rescue work was being carried out with the help of locals and police.