The bus bearing number plate UP FT 7623 plunged into the river and is lying on the bank of the river,” DSP Deepkumar Raya from the District Police Office Tanahun confirmed.
An Indian passenger bus with 40 people onboard has plunged into the Marsyangdi river in Tanahun district, confirms Nepal Police. The accident killed 14 people and left 16 injured on Friday. “The bus bearing number plate UP FT 7623 plunged into the river and is lying on the bank of the river,” DSP Deepkumar Raya from the District Police Office Tanahun confirmed. As per the official, the bus was en route to Kathmandu from Pokhara.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner said, “Regarding the Nepal incident We are establishing contact to find out if any person from Uttar Pradesh was on the bus.”
In July this year, 65 people on board two buses were swept into a swollen river Trishuli in Nepal.The incident, involving the Kathmandu-bound Angel bus and Ganpati Deluxe which was headed from Kathmandu to Rautahat’s Gaur., occurred amid heavy downpour in the region.