Nepal Bus Accident: Tragedy struck north Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district on Friday, 23 August as at least 27 pilgrims from the region died after the tourist bus they were traveling in veered off the highway and fell into the fast-flowing Marsyangdi river in central Nepal.
An Indian Air Force plane will transport the bodies to Nashik on Saturday, 24 August, a state government release informed late in the evening. The victims were from Varangaon, Daryapur, Talvel and Bhusaval in Jalgaon district, 470 km from Mumbai, officials said.
The incident occurred in Anbookhaireni area in Chitawan district of Nepal when the bus from Gorakhpur carrying 43 passengers, including the driver and two helpers, was heading towards Kathmandu from Pokhara. While 16 people died on the spot, 11 succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment, deputy spokesperson of Armed Police Force (APF) Shailendra Thapa told the media in Kathmandu.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief at the loss of lives and said the Indian Embassy is providing all possible assistance to those affected in Nepal bus accident.
Last month, a devastating landslide in Nepal’s Chitwan district swept away two buses into the Trishuli River, killing at least five Indians.
The landslide occurred on July 12 in the Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road in Chitwan district when two buses carrying 65 passengers, including seven Indians, were swept away following heavy rainfall. Three people swam to safety soon after the incident.
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