Investigation Committee Formed After Deadly Tourist Bus Crash in Gorkha, Nepal

Gorkha. An investigation committee has been formed to probe the vehicle accident in Gorkha that resulted in the deaths of seven Indian pilgrims. District Police Office Chief Superintendent Bharat Bikram shared that the Gandaki Province Police Office has formed a five-member investigation committee coordinated by Province Traffic Chief Superintendent Dan Bahadur Thapa.

The committee will conduct an on-site study and prepare a report regarding the accident involving the microbus, registration number Baagmati Pradesh 1-006K8430, which was carrying 14 Indian pilgrims. The microbus crashed after falling off a cliff near Kantar in Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality-3 along the Manakamana-Aanbukhaireni road section.

Seven individuals from Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, who were returning after performing rituals at Manakamana, died on the spot in the accident. Police stated that the bodies of the deceased were handed over to the Indian Embassy after post-mortem examinations were conducted at the Provincial Hospital, Gorkha.

The other seven seriously injured individuals are currently receiving treatment at Old Medical College in Chitwan.