Six Indian pilgrims among killed as bus overturns in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 24: Six Indian pilgrims were among seven people killed when the bus they were travelling in plunged some 50 metres from a mountain road in Nepal’s Madhesh province, a media report said on Thursday. The accident happened in the early hours of Thursday in the province’s Bara district when the bus carrying pilgrims from Rajasthan overturned and fell some 50 metres down the road at a riverbank south of Churiamai Temple at Simara Sub-Metropolitan City, The Kathmandu Post newspaper reported. Apart from the six Indians, one Nepalese citizen was also killed in the accident which also injured 19 others. “The bus carrying six Indian pilgrims overturned and fell down the road at a river bank. A total of 26 passengers were on board and in the accident one Nepalese was also killed. The family of the deceased have been informed,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police Pradeep Bahadur Chhetri. Superintendent of Police Hobindra Bogati said that they have detained three people, including the bus driver Jilami Khan. (PTI)
