GOADVERTISEMENTNepal bus accident: 18 killed, over 25 injured as bus falls into Trishuli river near Dhading Seventeen bodies have been recovered from the accident site and 28 injured passengers have been rescued from the bus Our Web Desk, PTI1 4 Security personnel during a rescue operation at the site where a bus travelling from Pokhara to Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River, in Dhading, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (PTI)At least 18 people were killed after a passenger bus plunged into the Trishuli river in Nepal’s Dhading district early Monday, triggering a large-scale rescue operation along the Prithvi Highway. 2 4 Security personnel during a rescue operation at the site where a bus travelling from Pokhara to Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River, in Dhading, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. 3 4 Security personnel during a rescue operation at the site where a bus travelling from Pokhara to Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River, in Dhading, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. 4 4 A security personnel during a rescue operation at the site where a bus travelling from Pokhara to Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River, in Dhading, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.