Death Toll Rises to 13 After Nepal Wedding Bus Plunge

Overview

• The bus carrying wedding guests fell about 200 metres off a hilly road in Purchaudi Municipality, Baitadi, around 8 pm Thursday.
• Police said eight died at the scene and five later died during treatment at Dadeldhura Hospital.
• Roughly 40 to 45 passengers are being treated for injuries, several reported critical, so the toll could change.
• Officials reported nearly 60 people were on the bus, while the bride and groom traveled separately and were unharmed.
• Rescue teams from the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force, and local residents responded, as investigators examine a suspected pressure-pipe failure on a heavily loaded vehicle.