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A rider autobus carrying Indian pilgrims veered disconnected the roadworthy and plunged down a slope successful cardinal Nepal, sidesplitting 7 persons and injuring arsenic galore others, constabulary said.
The incidental took spot successful Nepal’s Gandaki state connected Saturday (March 14, 2026).
A microbus carrying pilgrims was returning from Manakamana Temple erstwhile it plunged disconnected the roadworthy successful Gorkha District, according to the police.
Suraj Aryal, main of the District Traffic Police Office, Gorkha district, said that the deceased included 2 women and 5 men, each Indian nationals who had travelled to Manakamana for worship.
According to Bharat Bahadur BK, the territory constabulary bureau chief, the victims person been identified arsenic Muthu Kumar (58), Anamalik (58), Meenakshi (59), Sivagami (53), Vijayal (57), Meena (58) and Tamilarsi (60).
Seven different injured passengers person been rescued and are undergoing attraction astatine a infirmary successful Anbukhaireni, reported the Kathmandu Post.
The operator of the electrical autobus escaped unharmed, portion his adjunct was injured successful the incident, according to the Himalayan Times.
The constabulary added that further probe is underway.
