At least 29 passengers were injured in a bus accident at Dumkibas in East Nawalparasi along the East-West Highway on Tuesday morning.

According to the District Police Office, two people sustained serious injuries after the bus heading to Kathmandu from Dhangadhi overturned at around 4:30am following a brake failure.

Police said 12 people including those seriously injured were sent to Bharatpur for further treatment. The seriously injured passengers are a 49-year-old man and a six-year-old child.