Some 12 persons were injured when two police escorted buses collided with each other at Bhardaha in Saptari district along the East-West highway on Tuesday morning.

The accident took place when a bus (Na 5 Kha 1677) heading towards east from west hit another bus (Na 5 Kha 4040) from backside, said police.

Three people were critically injured in the accident and they have been sent to Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences.

Similarly, other people, who received minor injury in the accident, have also been sent to Itahari-based community hospital, according to the District Police Office. RSS