Nepal Bus Accident: 27 Deaths Confirmed, Rescue Operations Underway

Authorities reported that 29 passengers have been rescued and are currently receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.

At least 27 people lost their lives, and 16 others were injured when a bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims crashed on Friday in Nepal, according to officials. The bus veered off the Prithvi Highway and plunged toward a fast-flowing river. The impact tore the roof off the bus before it came to a stop on the rocky bank, just short of the Marsyangdi River's rushing waters. Rescue workers retrieved 27 bodies from the wreckage, and the 16 injured passengers were airlifted to Kathmandu for medical treatment, as reported by Armed Police Force spokesperson Shailendra Thapa.

The tragic incident was confirmed by DSP Deepkumar Raya of the district police office in Tanahun. He stated that the bus, with the registration number UP FT 7623, had veered off the road and landed on the riverbank.

The bus was en route to Kathmandu from Pokhara at the time of the accident. Officials from Uttar Pradesh are currently working to determine if any residents from the state were involved in the crash. 

This accident follows a similar incident in July this year when 65 people were swept into the Trishuli River in Nepal. In that case, two buses—one heading to Kathmandu and the other to Rautahat's Gaur—were caught in a landslide during heavy rains, which pushed the vehicles off the road and into the river. The Chief District Officer of Chitwan, Indradev Yadav, reported that the buses were traveling along the highway when the landslide occurred, leading to the disaster.