The bus had left Pokhara at 7:00 pm

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११ फाल्गुन २०८२, सोमबार १०:१४February 23, 2026

Gandaki. It has been revealed that the passenger bus that met with an accident in Dhading left Pokhara at 7:00 pm this morning. The bus (Ga 2 Kha 1421) of Machhapuchhre Tours and Travels left Pokhara from Pokhara at 7:00 pm, according to Ain Kumar Sai, chairman of Prithvi Highway Bus Operator Company.

According to him, the bus belongs to Om Kumar Shrestha of Jamune, Tanahun.TAG_OPEN_div_24 Shrestha was also travelling in the vehicle, he said. “According to the information received from the police, 17 occupants of the vehicle have died so far and the employees of the company that operates the Prithvi Highway have also reached the incident site from Malekhu to know more about the incident,” he said.

The driver of the bus is Sujit Nepali and his condition is still unknown, according to Sai Gyawali.TAG_OPEN_div_22 The injured are receiving treatment at the Trauma Centre, hospitals in Kathmandu and local hospitals.

Metropolitan Chief Acharya expresses grief{

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Pokhara Metropolitan City Mayor Dhanraj Acharya has expressed sorrow over the accident involving a passenger bus en route to Kathmandu from Pokhara.TAG_OPEN_div_19

Expressing grief over the accident, Mayor Acharya expressed condolences to the bereaved family members and paid tribute to the 17 passengers who lost their lives in the accident.TAG_OPEN_div_17

} “I am very shocked and saddened to learn that a passenger bus (Ga 1 Kha 1421) en route to Kathmandu from Pokhara met with an accident at around 1.30 am on the bank of Trishuli River from the Prithvi Highway at Benighat Rorang rural municipality-5 in Dhading,” he said.