Overview
- The crash occurred early Monday in Dhading district, about 80 kilometers west of Kathmandu.
- The passenger bus left a narrow mountain road and fell roughly 200 meters into the Trishuli River.
- Police confirmed at least 19 fatalities and 25 injured, indicating about 44 people were on board.
- Passengers included Nepalis and foreign tourists, with a 24-year-old British national among the dead and injured citizens reported from China and New Zealand.
- By daybreak rescue and cleanup were finished, nine victims had been identified by afternoon, and authorities have not yet determined the cause.