In Nepal, a bus accident resulted in the deaths of 27 Indian pilgrims from Maharashtra and injured 16 others. The vehicle veered off the highway and plunged into a river in central Nepal. Post-mortems are being conducted at Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan. The bodies will be flown back to India. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Injured occupants were airlifted to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu.
