Pasang Lhamu bus crash
Pasang Lhamu bus crash | |
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Date | 6 February 2016 13:30 |
Country | Nepal |
Cause | Speeding |
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Deaths | 11 (including 7 soldiers and a driver) |
Injured | 12 |
Damage | A bus |
On 6 February, 2016, a (Ba 1 Ja 7583) passenger bus carrying 5 civilians and 18 Nepalese Armed Forces recruits from the Bidur Army Training Centre on leave in Kathmandu and returning to Trishuli, speeded and veered off course along the Pasang Lhamu highway in Madanpur, Bagmati. At 13:30, the passenger bus fell off the Keurini cliff, below the road, into a ravine.[1][2] Eleven were killed, including seven soldiers and the driver.[3] Twelve others were injured.
References[]
- ^ "11 people, including seven soldiers killed in accident - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "13 killed in road mishaps in Nepal". http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/13-killed-in-road-mishaps-in-nepal/192782.html. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
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- ^ "11 killed in Nuwakot road accident". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
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