Bus Crash Near Dhading Kills 17, Injures 28 En Route to Kathmandu
Kathmandu. The number of injured in the passenger bus accident in Dhading, which was traveling from Pokhara to Kathmandu, has reached 28. Seventeen people have died in the accident.
The Machhapuchhre Travels bus, bearing registration number Ga 1 Kha 1421, fell into the Trishuli River from the Prithvi Highway at Bhainsigouda in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-5, Dhading, at approximately 1:30 AM today. Armed Police Force spokesperson Bishnu Prasad Bhatta informed that the bodies of 17 people killed in the accident have been recovered so far.
He further informed that 28 injured individuals have been rescued and taken to various hospitals. According to the police, 45 passengers were aboard the bus. Of these, 43 boarded in Pokhara, while 2 boarded from Mugling.
The identities of the deceased and the injured are yet to be confirmed. The cause of the accident is not yet known.
Bhatta stated that a team, including divers from the Armed Police Force Nepal Disaster Management Training School, Kurintar, under the command of Armed Police Deputy Superintendent Sunil Giri, was deployed from the APF Disaster Management Base, Aadamghat, for the rescue operation at the site.
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