POKHARA: Five people, including four students, were killed when a school bus plunged off a cliff in Kalika, Pokhara Metropolitan City-28, this morning. The fifth victim was a local resident.
According to Superintendent of Police Naveen Karki of the Kaski District Police Office, the identities of the deceased have yet to be established.
Fourteen people are currently receiving treatment at the Pokhara Institute of Health Sciences. The injured have been taken to the institute and Gandaki Medical College for treatment.
The bus, bearing registration number Ga 2 Kha 1417, was carrying students attending tuition classes from Majhthana in Pokhara-28 when it plunged approximately 200 metres down the Okhlebhir cliff.
Nepal Army personnel, Nepal Police officers and local residents participated in the rescue operation.
According to preliminary information, around 18 people, including students, were on board the bus when the accident occurred. Further details about the circumstances of the crash are awaited.
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