At least 12 people have been confirmed dead, including two Indian nationals, in a road accident in the Dang District of mid-western Nepal, the police confirmed.
The identities of only eight is known as of yet in the accident, which took place overnight at Bhalubang on Friday late at night.
"The passenger bus was en route to Kathmandu from Banke's Nepalgunj but it veered off the bridge and fell into the Rapti River. We only have ascertained the identity of eight passengers, which includes two Indians," Ujjwal Bahadur Singh, Chief Inspector of Police at the Area Police Office, Bhalubang, confirmed to ANI over the phone.
As per the police, an additional 22 passengers have sustained injuries in the bus accident.
The Indians have been identified as Yogendra Ram (67) from Malahi of Bihar and Mune (31) from Uttar Pradesh.
"The bodies have been taken to Lamahi Hospital for postmortem," the Chief Inspector added.
Further details are awaited.
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