At least 17 people were killed and 24 injured on Monday morning when a bus plunged down a mountainside into a river on its way to the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. It was reported by the AP agency, writes TASR.
- A bus accident in Nepal has left at least 17 dead and 24 injured.
- The bus plunged into a river on its way from Pokhara to Kathmandu.
- Rescuers intervened shortly after the accident and took the injured to the hospital.
- The cause of the accident is the subject of an ongoing police investigation.
- Such accidents are common in Nepal due to bad roads and narrow mountain routes.
An overcrowded bus with dozens of passengers was heading from the popular tourist town of Pokhara to the metropolis of Kathmandu. when he left the highway shortly after midnight local time and ended up on the bank of a fast-flowing mountain river, about 80 kilometers west of his destination.
The police said that rescuers managed to reach the scene of the accident shortly after. The injured were pulled out of the wreckage of the bus and taken to hospital for treatment. The police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Bus accidents are quite common in Nepal. They are mainly related to poorly maintained roads and vehicles. Most of this Himalayan landscape is covered by mountains and is connected only by narrow roads.
In 2024, two buses carrying 65 people crashed into the same river as on Monday. Most of them perished or could not be found. The wreckage of one of the buses was only found this year, deep under a layer of sand.
