So far, 14 deaths have been confirmed while 16 people have been rescued. The bus was reportedly en route to Kathmandu from Pokhara when it met with the road mishap, according to police.
The two buses carrying 65 passengers, including seven Indians, plunged into the rain-swollen river after being swept away by a landslide in the Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road in Chitwan district. Search efforts were hampered by heavy rains in the area and stopped after nightfall.
The two buses carrying 65 passengers went missing in the Trishuli River in the landslides at the Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road in the Chitwan district. Three passengers managed to escape by jumping out of one of the ill-fated vehicles, as per local reports.
The bus was travelling towards Rawalpindi when it came under attack by terrorists and collided with a truck, whose driver was also killed. Two Pakistani Army soldiers were also among the deceased and five of them have been identified so far.
The order suspending interstate movement of passenger buses and All India Permit vehicles between MP and UP was issued by state transport commissioner's office in view of the rise in COVID cases.
Amid the spiralling increase in fuel prices which had made public transportation unviable, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced lifting of the restrictions on the passenger capacity in all buses.
In a relief for private bus owners amid the lockdown, the Odisha government on Friday announced exemption of road tax for passenger buses for April, May and June
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