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Five Killed and Fourteen Injured in Bus Crash in Central Nepal
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News18•09-10-2026, 18:45
Five Killed and Fourteen Injured in Bus Crash in Central Nepal
- •Five people including four students were killed and 14 others injured when a bus plunged off the road in central Nepal on Friday.
- •The accident took place in Pokhara Metropolitan City while the bus was transporting students to a tuition centre.
- •A total of 22 people were on board the vehicle at the time of the crash according to police reports.
- •The victims include three girls one boy and a local resident as confirmed by Kaski District Superintendent of Police Nabin Karki.
- •All injured students are currently receiving medical treatment at local hospitals while authorities investigate the cause of the accident.
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A bus plunged off the road in Pokhara Metropolitan City, about 200 kilometres west of Kathmandu, while heading to drop students off at a tuition centre. Police have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the crash.
Five people, including four students and a local resident, were killed, while 14 others sustained injuries when a bus carrying 22 people plunged off the road. The injured students are currently undergoing treatment at the Pokhara Academy of Health Science and Gandaki Medical College.
The deceased include three girls, one boy, and one local resident, according to Kaski District Superintendent of Police Nabin Karki. Four of the deceased individuals were students who were on their way to a tuition centre.
