Two persons were killed and 25 passengers were injured in a road accident at Dobato Ghumti of Shivraj Municipality-1 in the district on Tuesday.

The accident took place when a bus (Na 5 Kha 2610) heading to Dhangadhi from Kathmandu met with the accident at the place.

The deceased have been identified as Mukunda Thapa, 23, of Bardiya, and Sher Bahadur Kunwar, 30, of Kanchanpur district.

Among the 25 injured, 12 are in critical condition and they were sent to Butwal for further treatment.

According to police, the bus met with an accident due to high speed. The bus driver is absconding.