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At least 14 individuals have died after a bus carrying passengers from India fell right into a river in Nepal, officers have mentioned.
There have been round 40 individuals on the bus, which was travelling to Nepal’s capital Kathmandu from Pokhara, in line with stories.
Rescue operations are underway on the accident web site on the financial institution of the Marsyangdi river in Tanahun district.
The reason for the accident and the identities of the victims haven’t been confirmed but.
“The bus bearing quantity plate UP FT 7623 plunged into the river and is mendacity on the financial institution of the river,” information company ANI quoted Deepkumar Raya, a senior police official from Tanahun, as saying. The automobile is registered within the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of the western state of Maharashtra mentioned that among the victims have been from the state.
“We are in contact with the Uttar Pradesh authorities to carry the our bodies of the deceased to Maharashtra in coordination with the Nepal authorities,” he posted on X (previously Twitter).
Videos from the accident web site present the mangled stays of the bus mendacity on the backside of a hilly slope, subsequent to a gushing river. Rescue personnel could be seen searching for survivors among the many wreckage.
A Nepal military helicopter carrying a medical staff has been despatched to the accident web site.
The bus route from Pokhara to Kathmandu may be very in style amongst Indian vacationers and pilgrims.
Accidents are sometimes reported in Nepal, because of components together with poor upkeep of roads and automobiles and slim paths in mountainous areas.
In July, dozens of individuals went lacking after a landslide swept two passenger buses into the Trishuli river.
