65 missing as two buses plunge into Trishuli river

Dozens of people went missing when two passenger buses plunged into the Trishuli river on Friday.

The incident occurred after a landslide triggered by torrential rainfall swept away the buses into the river at Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road section in Chitwan district, officials confirmed. The buses were carrying 65 passengers, it has been said.

Chief District Officer of Chitwan, Indra Dev Yadav, confirmed that two vehicles fell into the river at 3:30 this morning.

According to Yadav, a bus of Ganapati Deluxe heading to Gaur of Rautahat from Kathmandu was carrying 41 persons and the next bus on its way to Kathmandu from Birgunj had 24 persons on board.

The Chief District Officer, who is on the site, said that the rescue workers have started clearing the debris.

Yadav said details of the accident are awaited.