Six Indians from Kolkata were killed when the jeep they were travelling in plunged into the Marsyangdi river in Nepal's Tanahun district, some 150 km west of capital Kathmandu Tuesday night, police said
Five others, including the driver, who sustained serious injuries, are undergoing treatment in Kathmandu.
The jeep was on way from the popular tourist city of Pokhara to Kathmandu.
It plunged into the river at Chunpahara at Bandipur-6 in Tanahun district of west Nepal.
The deceased have been identified as Binay Kumar Tiwari, 85, Hemanta Tripathi, 13, Kalawati Tiwari, 56, Poonam Tripathi, 33, Neha Tripathi, 20 and Nilam Tripathi, 36.
ALSO READ
Indian Army arrests Lashkar-e-Taiba group guide in Poonch dst of Jammu-Kashmir
Two terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in J-K's Rajouri
Indian Army soldier critically injured in suspected terror attack on Jammu camp
Teen swim star Summer McIntosh wins 400m gold
Iga Swiatek wins bronze for Poland's first tennis medal at any Summer Games
Those injured are driver Yubaraj Gurung, Ashi Dubey, 8, Aryan Dubey, 9, Satendra Dubey, 34, and Rabindra Kant Tripathi, 43.
Nilam died on the way to hospital, traffic official Bhesh Raj Regmi said, adding that the cause of the accident was not known.
The bodies of the deceased have been kept at the hospital, where the injured are being treated, for post-mortem.
