At least 14 people were killed and 16 others injured as an Indian passenger bus plunged into Marsyangdi River at Anbu Khaireni of Tanahun district of Nepal, Nepalese police said on Friday.
The Kathmandu Post reported quoting Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Armed Police Force of Nepal Shailendra Thapa as saying that so far 14 bodies were recovered and 16 others were taken to hospital with injuries.
The bus carrying Indian number plate from Uttar Pradesh was carrying around 40 passengers as per preliminary reports. The doomed bus was heading to Kathmandu from Pokhara city in Nepal.
Officials from Uttar Pradesh said that they are investigating whether the passengers are from India or not.
Source: Kuwait News Agency