KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Two Nepali nationals have died and seven others have been hospitalized after a passenger bus caught fire in India’s Uttar Pradesh, according to officials.
The massive fire broke out just past midnight on Monday in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The private bus — bearing registration number UP22AT 0245 — was traveling from the India–Nepal border town of Sunauli toward Delhi with 45 passengers on board.
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Many passengers reportedly had Butwal listed as their address. According to the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi, about seven injured Nepalis are currently receiving treatment in a hospital nearby the incident area.
Authorities say around 20 passengers who sustained minor injuries have already been discharged and have returned home.
