At least 17 people were killed after a passenger bus traveling from Pokhara to Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River in Nepal in the early hours of the morning.
Authorities confirmed that six women and eleven men lost their lives in the accident. A total of 27 injured passengers, including eight women, eighteen men, and one minor girl, were rescued and sent to various hospitals for treatment.
The bus was traveling along the Prithvi Highway when it veered off the road around 1 am near Bhaisepati area in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-5 of Dhading district. The vehicle fell nearly 300 metres down the slope and was found severely damaged near the riverbank.
Foreign tourists were also among the passengers.
