Death Toll Rises to 19 in Dhading Bus Accident

The death toll in the bus accident in Dhading has reached 19. Armed Police Force Spokesperson Shailendra Thapa informed that 17 people died at the scene, and two more died during treatment.

The passenger bus, registration number Ga 1 Kha 1421, traveling from Pokhara to Kathmandu, fell from the Prithvi Highway into the Trishuli River at Bhainsigouda, Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-5, late last night.

Immediately following the accident, a team led by DSP Sunil Giri from the Armed Police Force Nepal Disaster Management Base in Aadamghat was deployed for rescue operations. Nepal Police, the Nepali Army, and locals were also involved in the rescue efforts.

Nineteen other people were injured in the accident. The injured are currently receiving treatment in Dhading and Kathmandu. The cause of the accident has not yet been determined.

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