Bus Accident in Dhading Kills 17, Injures 24

Seventeen people have died and 24 others were injured in a severe bus accident that occurred in Dhading district last night.

The passenger bus, bearing registration number Ga 1 Kha 1421, was traveling from Pokhara towards Kathmandu when it fell onto the banks of the Trishuli River at Bhaisigauda in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-5 of the district, resulting in the accident at approximately 1:30 AM on Monday.