A bus carrying Indian pilgrims plunges off a mountain road in Nepal, killing seven

FILE PHOTO: A packed bus on its way to Nepal’s capital drove off a mountain highway in Nepal early Monday Feb 23, 2026, killing 19 people including a British national and leaving another 25 wounded. - AP

KATHMANDU: A passenger bus carrying Indian pilgrims slipped off a mountain road and rolled down its slopes in central Nepal, killing seven people and leaving nine more injured, police said Sunday (March 15).

All seven killed were Indian pilgrims, and seven other Indian pilgrims on board were injured and taken to nearby hospitals to get medical treatment. The other two injured in the crash, which happened Saturday night, were the Nepali bus driver and his assistant.