A total of 29 passengers have been rescued from the bus with the number plate UP 53 FT 7623
An Indian-registered bus plunged into the Marsyangdi River in central Nepal on Friday (August 23, 2024), killing at least 14 people.
At least 29 passengers were rescued from the bus with the number plate UP 53 FT 7623 as it drove off the highway in Aaina Pahara in the Tanahun district on its way to Kathmandu from Pokhara.
In the accident, at least 14 people were confirmed dead, according to the report. The bus was traveling from Pokhara to Gorakhpur via Kathmandu.
Mohan Bahadur Khan, District Police Officer, Tanahu, said 29 people have been taken to the hospital so far. The condition of the rescued passengers has not been disclosed.
A team of 45 Armed Police Force personnel led by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Madhav Paudel from the Armed Police Force Nepal Disaster Management Training School has already reached the accident site and is conducting rescue operations.
According to the report, 35 APF personnel from 23 Battalion, Bhanu, Tanahun, were also involved in the rescue operation. The bus fell into Marsyangdi around 11.30 a.m. on Friday (August 23, 2024), according to DSP Dipak Kumar Raya, spokesperson for the District Police Office in Tanahun.