Nepal bus accident: Fourteen dead after Indian vehicle falls into river

The bus, registered in India, was carrying around 40 passengers when it veered off a highway.

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There were around 40 people on the bus, which was travelling to Nepal's capital Kathmandu from Pokhara, according to reports.

Rescue operations are underway at the accident site on the bank of the Marsyangdi river in Tanahun district.

The cause of the accident and the identities of the victims have not been confirmed yet.

“The bus bearing number plate UP FT 7623 plunged into the river and is lying on the bank of the river,” news agency ANI quoted Deepkumar Raya, a senior police official from Tanahun, as saying. The vehicle is registered in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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