British national among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash


KATHMANDU, Feb ⁠23 (Reuters) - A passenger bus fell ⁠from a hilly road in west ‌Nepal before dawn on Monday, killing 19 people including a British national, police ​said.

Only nine of the dead ⁠have been ⁠identified so far, they said, adding that ⁠the ‌bus was carrying 44 people in all.

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