7 die in Nepal as bus carrying Indian pilgrims plunges off mountain road into ravine

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7 die in Nepal as bus carrying Indian pilgrims plunges off mountain road into ravine

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A bus carrying Indian pilgrims plunged off a mountain road in central Nepal, killing seven Indian pilgrims and injuring nine others including the Nepali driver and his assistant. The accident occurred on Saturday night as the pilgrims were returning from a religious site visit. Emergency responders transported the injured to nearby hospitals.

A passenger bus carrying Indian pilgrims slipped off a mountain road and rolled down its slopes in central Nepal, killing seven people and leaving nine more injured, police said Sunday. All seven killed were Indian pilgrims, and seven other Indian pilgrims on board were injured and taken to nearby hospitals to get medical treatment. The other two injured in the crash, which happened on Saturday night, were the Nepali bus driver and his assistant. The bus was returning after the pilgrims visited...

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