Seven Indian Pilgrims Killed After Bus Plunges Into Gorge In Central Nepal
At least seven people, including all the deceased victims who were identified as pilgrim tourists from India on a microbus returning to Kathmandu after visiting Manakamana Temple in Gandaki Province. The accident occurred when passengers veered off an unpaved mountain road and tumbled down into approximately 500 feet of ravine or gorge terrain, resulting in seven fatalities while nine others were injured at the scene with five requiring hospital treatment as confirmed by local officials on March 14-26th (Mar.
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1At least seven Indian pilgrims were killed and nine others injured after a passenger bus plunged off the road in central Nepal.
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2The accident occurred when a microbus veered from its path while returning to Manakamana Temple on Saturday, March 14/2026 (local time).
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3Seven of those who died were Indian pilgrims; two Nepali citizens and seven other injured passengers are also mentioned in reports.
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4The vehicle fell into a ravine approximately 500 feet deep or rolled about 150 meters down the slope, depending on reporting sources.
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[Excerpt from Timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Seven Indian pilgrims died, while nine others were hospitalized after their bus rolled 150 meters down a mountainside near Shahid Lakhan village on Saturday night following an accident at Manakamana Temple route. The vehicle slipped off the road going downhill before landing in a ravine; among those injured was Nepali driver and his assistant alongside seven other Indian passengers who were rescued by police villagers, then transported to local hospitals for treatment
Seven Indian pilgrims died when an electric microbus veered off road near Manakamana Temple on Saturday due to slipping down curve while returning from worship. The vehicle plunged approximately 500 feet into a ravine in Gorkha District, killing two women and five men after the driver escaped unhurt but his assistant was injured; seven other passengers were rescued for treatment at Anbukhaireni hospital nearby.
On Saturday (March 14), a microbus carrying seven Indian pilgrims veered off the road and plunged down a slope in Gorkha District's Gandaki province. The accident resulted in six deaths among passengers, with one passenger injured; however, reports also mention an assistant being hurt while another source states as many others were injured alongside those who died (totaling 14 casualties).