Kathmandu: At least 14 people were killed and six injured after a passenger vehicle plunged into a 500-metre gorge in Nepal’s Makwanpur district on Thursday.
The vehicle was travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi district when the driver reportedly lost control, causing it to veer off the road and fall down a hillside.
The passengers were heading to their hometowns to celebrate the Chhath festival. Most of the victims were residents of Sundarpur in Chakraghatta Rural Municipality of Sarlahi district.
Six members of the same family were among those killed in the accident, making the tragedy particularly devastating.
