Eleven people were killed and 24 are missing when a passenger bus headed for Kathmandu from Kakadvitta plunged into the Trisuli River at Jogimara VDC of Dhading district along Prithvi Highway on Tuesday.
According to reports, the bus belonging to Tilanga Transport numbered Na 2 Kha 7678 fell 250 meters from the road when it collided with a taxi coming from opposite direction at around 5:30 p.m.
Seven passengers have been rescued. There were over 60 passengers in the bus. Reports said that one of the deceased was a member of Seema Suraksha Bal of India and two others from Darjeeling and Mumbai. One woman died when undergoing treatment in the local hospital.
Few of the injured have been brought to TU teaching hospital for treatment while others are undergoing treatment at the Primary Health Centre at Gajuri.
Police, army personnel and local people have been mobilized to rescue any passengers and search for dead bodies.