Updated On: 23 August, 2024 01:16 PM IST | Kathmandu | mid-day online correspondent
Though the bus has the number plate registered in Uttar Pradesh, the authorities have no confirmation yet on whether there were any passengers onboard from India. The Indian authorities are trying to establish contact with their counterparts in Nepal over the issue

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A passenger bus with Uttar Pradesh (UP) number plate, which had at least 40 people onboard, plunged into the Marsyangdi river in Nepal`s Tanahun district, the police in the neighbouring country said on Friday.
"The bus bearing number plate UPFT 7623 plunged into the river and is lying on its bank," deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Deepkumar Raya from the District Police Office, Tanahun, told ANI.