LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten people died, and five others were injured after a van plummeted more than 2,000 feet off a mountain road in central Nepal.
The incident occurred on Thursday, Nov. 12, just after 6 a.m. local time, when a van carrying 15 people, including the driver, veered off a roadway and rolled about 2,300 feet before coming to a stop near the village of Bhimphedi, located in the Makwanpur district of Bagmati Province, the Associated Press and Nepalese outlets The Himalayan Times and Khabarhub reported.
Police officers from a local station transported the five survivors to nearby hospitals for treatment, the AP reported.
The Tihar festival — a Hindu celebration — is currently underway in Nepal, and many are traveling home to celebrate with their families, according to the outlet.
While the cause of the crash remains under investigation, the country often experiences bus accidents due to badly maintained roads and vehicles, as well as the narrowness of the roads, the AP reported.
The District Police Office in Makwanpur and Nepal’s Armed Police Force did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
The tragedy comes after a bus carrying a wedding party crashed in western Nepal in February. In total, 13 people died, and 34 others were injured after the vehicle plunged about 650 feet into a gorge.
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