Five people died on the spot when a bus met an accident along the Mid-hills Highway at Kuibhirdanda, Phikal Rural Municipality-4 this morning. The bus (Ba 2 Kha 6596) was heading towards Kathmandu from Okhaldhunga. The cause of the accident is said to be break failure. Nineteen people sustained injuries and they have been taken to hospital at Khurkot, the District Police Office, Sindhuli said. The detailed information on the accident is awaited. —