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A rider autobus carrying Indian pilgrims slipped disconnected a upland roadworthy and rolled down its slopes successful cardinal Nepal, sidesplitting 7 radical and leaving 9 much injured, constabulary said Sunday (March 15, 2026).
Seven killed were Indian pilgrims, and 7 different Indian pilgrims connected committee were injured and taken to adjacent hospitals to get aesculapian treatment. The different 2 injured successful the crash, which happened connected Saturday (March 14, 2026) night, were the Nepali autobus operator and his assistant.
The autobus was returning aft the pilgrims visited the revered Manakamana Temple, a fashionable Hindu temple wherever devotees judge a goddess volition assistance them their privation if they sojourn the shrine.
The mishap occurred connected a way starring from the road to the temple adjacent Shahid Lakhan village, located astir 120 kilometers (75 miles) westbound of the capital, Kathmandu.
The autobus was going downhill erstwhile it slipped disconnected a curve and rolled down the mountainside astir 150 meters (500 feet) earlier landing successful a ravine.
Police and villagers who reached the wreckage pulled retired the injured and helped transport them successful ambulances to section hospitals for treatment. Autopsies volition beryllium performed connected the bodies of those who died earlier they are released to household members, constabulary said.
Bus accidents successful Nepal are common, mostly owed to poorly maintained roads and vehicles. Much of the Himalayan state is covered by mountains and connected lone by constrictive roads.
