Kathmandu: Two Indian nationals died on Saturday after a local passenger bus hit them in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.

Padam Upadhyay and Satish Kumar Kushwaha, both Indian nationals working in Kathmandu, sustained serious injuries after they were hit by the private bus at Bhotebahal area on the outskirts of Kathmandu on Friday night.

They were admitted to National Trauma Centre where they breathed their last on Saturday, said Naresh Raj Subedi, Deputy Superintendent of Police and spokesperson at Kathmandu Valley Traffic Office.

Bus driver Man Bahadur Basnet, 35, was arrested in the case and police are conducting further investigation, he added.