US EditionNepal bus crash kills 19, including British tourist
The bus, carrying 44 passengers, fell 200 meters near the Trishuli River, killing 19 and injuring 25; overspeeding is suspected, officials said.
- On February 23, 2026, a passenger bus lost control and plunged 200m onto the Trishuli River bank in Dhading district, killing 19 people including a 24-year-old British national, police said.
- The vehicle, carrying dozens of passengers, was travelling from the tourist hub Pokhara to Kathmandu when it veered off the Prithvi Highway shortly after midnight, and police said over-speeding might have caused the crash.
- Authorities reported 44 people were on board, and 'The injured are undergoing treatment,' Neupane said, with wounded admitted to hospitals in Kathmandu.
- Among the injured were a Chinese national and a New Zealander, Xinhua, citing the Chinese embassy in Nepal, reported one Chinese national missing, and the UK Foreign Office was contacted for comment.
- Authorities say the event fits a broader safety problem, as police investigations continue into recurring Nepal bus accidents linked to poorly maintained roads and vehicles, with wreckage of one bus found this year.
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Nepal bus crash kills 19, including British tourist
KATHMANDU: A bus in Nepal skidded off a mountain road and plunged into an icy river, police said Monday (Feb 23), 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 200m into the Trishuli River in Dhading dis
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