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Nepal: An Indian passenger bus carrying at least 40 people plunged into the Marsyangdi river in Tanahun district of Nepal, said Nepal Police 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 said, as quoted by the ANI.
According to the official, the bus was en-route to Kathmandu from Pokhara. Rescue operation has been initiated.
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government is trying to contact if the accident victims hail from the state, which shares its boundary with Nepal.
“Regarding the incident in Nepal, we are establishing contact to find out if anyone from the state is involved in it,” said the Relief Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier in July, 65 people on board a bus were swept in Nepal’s Trishuli river.
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