<p>A passenger bus veered off the road and fell some 100 metres along the Araniko Highway in Nepal's Sindhupalchok on Sunday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 18 others.</p>.<p>The bus was heading towards Bhaktapur from Kalinchok in Dolakha district when it skidded off the highway and plunged down from Chha Kilo area, police said.</p>.<p>Three children and 11 adults were killed in the accident, the Kathmandu Post reported, quoting police.</p>.<p>"Of them, 12 people died on the spot," police said.</p>.<p>The injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, Police Inspector Nawaraj Neupane said, adding that three of them are in critical condition.</p>.<p>The police are yet to ascertain the identity of the victims, the paper said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, a search is underway for the driver of the bus who is on the run following the accident.</p>.<p>The police have suspected overspeeding and rash driving on the under-construction road section as the reasons behind the accident.</p>.<p>This was the second major road accident in the district within a month.</p>.<p>In November, 17 people were killed when a passenger bus plunged into the Sunkoshi river in Nepal.</p>
<p>A passenger bus veered off the road and fell some 100 metres along the Araniko Highway in Nepal's Sindhupalchok on Sunday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 18 others.</p>.<p>The bus was heading towards Bhaktapur from Kalinchok in Dolakha district when it skidded off the highway and plunged down from Chha Kilo area, police said.</p>.<p>Three children and 11 adults were killed in the accident, the Kathmandu Post reported, quoting police.</p>.<p>"Of them, 12 people died on the spot," police said.</p>.<p>The injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, Police Inspector Nawaraj Neupane said, adding that three of them are in critical condition.</p>.<p>The police are yet to ascertain the identity of the victims, the paper said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, a search is underway for the driver of the bus who is on the run following the accident.</p>.<p>The police have suspected overspeeding and rash driving on the under-construction road section as the reasons behind the accident.</p>.<p>This was the second major road accident in the district within a month.</p>.<p>In November, 17 people were killed when a passenger bus plunged into the Sunkoshi river in Nepal.</p>