27 Killed After Bus With Indian Pilgrims Drives Off Nepal Highway and Crash

27 Killed After Bus With Indian Pilgrims Drives Off Nepal Highway and Crash
APF personnel carrying out rescue operation after a bus carrying Indian pilgrims fell into a river near Abukhaireni town, about 75 miles west of the capital, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Aug. 23, 2024. Nepal Armed Police Force via AP
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KATHMANDU, Nepal—At least 27 people were killed and 16 others injured when a bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims drove off a key highway and crashed on Friday in Nepal, officials said.

The bus veered off Prithvi Highway and rolled toward a fast-flowing river. Its roof was ripped open before stopping on the rocky bank just shy of the Marsyangdi’s rushing, murky water.