Pasang Lhamu bus crash

On 6 February 2016, a (Ba 1 Ja 7583) passenger bus carrying 5 civilians and 18 Nepalese Armed Forces recruits from the Bidur Army Training Centre on leave in Kathmandu and returning to Trishuli, speeded and veered off course along the Pasang Lhamu highway in Madanpur, Bagmati. At 13:30, the passenger bus fell off the Keurini cliff, below the road, into a ravine.[1][2] Eleven were killed, including seven soldiers and the driver.[3] Twelve others were injured.

Pasang Lhamu bus crash
Details
Date6 February 2016
13:30
CountryNepal
CauseSpeeding
Statistics
Deaths11 (including 7 soldiers and a driver)
Injured12
DamageA bus

References

  1. "11 people, including seven soldiers killed in accident - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  2. Service, Tribune News. "13 killed in road mishaps in Nepal". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  3. "11 killed in Nuwakot road accident". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.


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