Including two Indian nationals, in the Dang District...
Nepal: In a road accident at least 12 people have been dead, including two Indian nationals, in the Dang District of mid-western, police said.
The identities of only eight deceased are known as of yet in the accident, which took place overnight at Bhalubang on Friday late at night.
"The passenger bus was en route to Kathmandu from Banke's Nepalgunj but it veered off the bridge and fell into the Rapti River. We only have ascertained the identity of eight deceased passengers, which includes two Indians," Ujjwal Bahadur Singh, Chief Inspector of Police at the Area Police Office, Bhalubang, confirmed to ANI over the phone.
According to the police, an additional 22 passengers sustained injuries in the bus accident.
The deceased Indians have been identified as Yogendra Ram (67) from Malahi of Bihar and Mune (31) from Uttar Pradesh.
"The bodies of the deceased have been sent to Lamahi Hospital for postmortem," the Chief Inspector added.
Further details are awaited.
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