A packed bus on its way to Nepal’s capital drove off a mountain highway in Nepal early Monday, killing 17 people and leaving another 24 wounded. One Chinese national remains missing and another is being treated at a local hospital, the Chinese embassy in Nepal confirmed according to Xinhua. There were dozens of people on board the bus, which was heading from the resort city of Pokhara to Kathmandu when it drove off the Prithvi highway after midnight, police said. The bus rolled down a mountai...

A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into the Trishuli River in Dhading, Nepal, early Monday, resulting in at least 18 fatalities and 25 injuries. The bus, en route from Pokhara to Kathmandu, was carrying over 35 passengers when the accident occurred. Rescue operations are underway, though challenging due to the nighttime incident.