Bus Crash in Dhading Kills 17, Injures 28 En Route to Kathmandu

Kathmandu. Seventeen people have died and 28 others were injured after a passenger bus traveling from Pokhara met with an accident in Dhading.

The bus, bearing registration number Ga 1 Kha 1421, plunged into the Trishuli River at Bhainsigouda in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-5, Dhading, on the Prithvi Highway at approximately 1:30 AM today.

Spokesperson for the Armed Police Force, Bishnu Prasad Bhatta, informed that the bodies of 17 deceased individuals have been recovered from the accident site so far. The 28 injured passengers have been rescued and transported to various hospitals.

According to Armed Police Deputy Spokesperson Shailendra Thapa, the identities of the 28 injured have been confirmed, but the identification of the deceased is still pending.

Rescue operations are currently underway at the scene, coordinated among all three security agencies.

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