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UAE offers condolences to Nepal after bus crash kills 19
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families and relatives of the victims for this tragic loss
- PUBLISHED: Mon 23 Feb 2026, 10:58 PM
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UAE expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with Nepal after a passenger bus fell off a mountainous road in the Dading region in the centre of the country, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of people.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families and relatives of the victims, and to the government of Nepal and the Nepalese people for this tragic loss, wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.
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The bus plunged 200 metres (650 feet) from the mountainous road in west Nepal before dawn on Monday, killing 19 people including three foreign nationals, Reuters cited police.
Among those killed were a British, Chinese and Indian citizen. The bus was carrying 44 passengers.
A New Zealander and a Chinese national were among 25 injured when the bus heading for Kathmandu fell, a police statement said. The injured are being treated at hospitals in Kathmandu, it added.
(With inputs from Reuters)
