nepalbuscrash
KATHMANDU:(Daily Jurat) A bus in Nepal skidded off a mountain road and plunged into an icy river, police said Monday, killing at least 19 people, including a British tourist.The bus, en route from the tourist city of Pokhara to the capital city Kathmandu, fell more than 200 metres (655 feet) into the Trishuli River in Dhading district in the early hours of Monday morning.
Mohan Prasad Neupane, information officer at the district administration office, said the rescue operation had been completed by dawn.”The injured are undergoing treatment,” Neupane said.
In July 2024, two buses with more than 50 people on board were swept off the highway into the same river after a landslide.
Deadly crashes are relatively common in the Himalayan republic because of poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.
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