Chhath Festival Trip Turns Tragic In Nepal: 10 Killed As Overloaded Electric Microbus Plunges 700 Metres Down Slope

November 12, 2026

Kathmandu: At least 10 people have been killed and five injured after an electrical microbus fell down a steep slope in Bagmati province of Nepal early Thursday, November 12.

The incident happened at around 5.45am in Makwanpur district when the vehicle carrying passengers who had gone back home to celebrate the Chhath festival went off the road and fell down a slope of around 700 metres.

Initial reports said that there were 15 people on board the bus which can only carry 10 passengers.

Three women, two girls and five men have been killed in the incident. Two people have been identified as Ravi Shankar Kumar Mandal of Ward 8 and Subek Yadav of Sundarpur Tole, Ward 4, Chakraghatta Rural Municipality.

Five Injured And A Third-Year Old Child Rescued

The five wounded passengers have been identified as Mukesh Yadav, Devendra Yadav, Sanjay Yadav, Sujan Yadav and Saksham Yadav.

One third year old child has been rescued by the police, however more information about their condition could not be immediately provided.

Police, Army Respond To Incident

Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, Nepal Army and Bagmati Pradesh Disaster Management Group teams responded to the incident after getting information about the incident.

A police team led by Makwanpur District Police Office SP Shyam Bahadur Khatri has also arrived on the scene. The incident occurred around eight km north of Bhimphedi Area Police Office.

Rescue operations are ongoing and those injured are receiving treatment.

Two Helicopters Crash In Solukhumbu Leaving One Dead

In a separate incident two helicopters crashed while landing in Pheriche in Solukhumbu district of Nepal on Tuesday morning. The incident left one Indian national dead and another passenger injured.

Air Dynasty and Fishtail Air helicopters collided at around 8.11am at Pheriche helipad, Ward 4, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality.

Initial reports suggest the rotors of the helicopters hit each other while they were landing, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.

“We are trying to get more information about the incident,” Gyanendra Bhul, information officer said.

Pheriche is located along the route to Mount Everest Base Camp and is around 150km northeast of Kathmandu.