Security personnel stand guard as relatives of victims, who were killed in a bus accident, wait to receive bodies at a healthcare center in Gajuri, Dhading district, on February 23, 2026. A bus in Nepal skidded off a mountain road and plunged into an icy river, police said Monday, killing at least 19 people, including a British tourist. The bus, en route from the tourist city of Pokhara to the capital city Kathmandu, fell more than 200 metres (655 feet) into the Trishuli River in Dhading district in the early hours of Monday morning.
“Out of 44, in total 19 people died, and 25 are undergoing treatment,” senior local police officer Prakash Dahal told AFP, confirming one British citizen was among the dead. One Chinese person and a New Zealander were injured, he said, without giving further details. “The injured are undergoing treatment,” Neupane said.
In July 2024, two buses with more than 50 people on board were swept off the highway into the same river after a landslide. Deadly crashes are relatively common in the Himalayan republic because of poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.
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