DHADING: At least 18 persons died and scores were injured when a bus they were travelling in met with an accident at Mapark-5 in Dhading district on Tuesday. The ill-fated bus (Ba 3 Kha 3318) was heading towards Kintangphedi from Dhadingbesi-2 when the incident occurred at around 11:30 am. According to an eyewitness, the bus was jam-packed with passengers on the roof, too. It has been learned that the bus fell some 300 metres down the road.