KATHMANDU - Eleven people were killed and at least a dozen others  injured when the bus they were riding on skidded off the road in Dhading district in central Nepal on Tuesday morning.

The ill-fated bus was heading to the capital Kathmandu from Butwal when the accident occurred, THT Online reported.  

The deceased are yet to be identified while the injured have been sent to nearby hospitals. Police and the local authorities are carrying out rescue operation.