The bus with number plate UP FT 7623 plunged into the river and is lying on the bank of the river,” confirmed DSP Deepkumar Raya, district police office Tanhun.

At least 11 people died after an Indian-registered passenger bus carrying 40 people plunged into the Marsyangdi River in central Nepal on Friday. The accident took place at Aina Pahara in Tanhun district. Entered Nepal through Belahia check-point in Rupandehi (from Gorakhpur, India) on 20 August with an 8-day permit. “The bus bearing number plate UP FT 7623 plunged into the river and is lying on the bank of the river,” confirmed DSP Deepkumar Raya, district police office Tanhun. According to the official, the bus was going to Kathmandu from Pokhara.

A team of 45 Armed Police Force personnel led by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Madhav Paudel of the Armed Police Force Nepal Disaster Management Training School has already reached the accident site and is carrying out rescue operations.

Meanwhile, a Nepal Army MI-17 helicopter carrying a medical team flew to the incident site in Tanhun district from the helipad at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal Army's Communication Department said.

Nepal | An Indian passenger bus carrying 40 people has plunged into the Marsyangdi River in Tanahun district, Nepal Police has confirmed.

“The bus with number plate UP FT 7623 plunged into the river and is lying on the bank of the river,” said DSP Deepkumar Raya of the district…

— ANI (@ANI) 23 August 2024

UP Government sent SDM to the spot

The Uttar Pradesh government has sent SDMs to the incident site in Nepal. ADM has also been appointed to coordinate the relief work. Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner GS Navin Kumar said in a press statement, “As per media reports and confirmed by MEA Nepal Division, at 11:30 am today, a bus with registration number – UP 53 FD 7623 carrying about 41 passengers arrived. Maharashtra, along with the driver and an assistant, fell about 150 meters into the Marshiyandi River in the Ambukhereni area of ​​Tanahu district in Nepal.

In this incident, so far 14 unconscious people have been rescued and 17 injured passengers have been rescued unconscious. All passengers have been shifted to hospital. A search and rescue operation is underway by Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army.

The statement further said, “UP government has sent SDM Maharajganj to the spot. MEA is coordinating search and rescue operations with local authorities.

In July this year, 65 people in two buses were swept away in the Trishuli river in Nepal. The incident took place during the heavy rains between the Angel Bus and the Ganapati Deluxe departing from Kathmandu to Gaur in Rautahat. region