At Least 10 Killed in a Bus Crash in Central Nepal’s Makwanpur District

At least 10 people are killed after an electric passenger minibus plunged off the road in Bhimphedi, Makwanpur district, in central Nepal.

The minibus, carrying 15 people, was travelling from Kathmandu towards Bhimphedi when it crashed at around 6 a.m. on Thursday.

Three women, two children and five men died at the scene, while five others were injured, authorities say.

Four of the injured, two men and two children , are in critical condition, while another man is moderately injured , it is said.

The injured are receiving treatment at Hetauda Hospital.Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel carried out rescue operations at the crash site, according to Makwanpur Chief District Officer Basanta Adhikari.

The identities of those killed have yet to be confirmed.