At Least 7 Dead, 9 Others Injured After Bus Plummets Down Mountain During Journey Back from Religious Monument
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By Escher Walcott
Published on March 15, 2026.
A bus carrying over a dozen people has killed seven people and injured nine others in a bus crash in Nepal. The bus veered off the road and fell 500 feet down a steep hillside, causing injuries to five men and two women. The victims were identified as Tamilarsi, Meenakshi, Muthu Kumar, Anamalik, Meena, 58, Vijayal, 57, and Sivagami, 53. The accident occurred near Shahid Lakhan village, 75 miles west of the capital, Kathmandu. Officials have alleged that the bus lost control on a curve and was headed towards the Anbukhaireni area of Tanahun district.
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