Seven Indian nationals sustained serious injuries when the bridge over the Trishuli river collapsed near Darechowk in Phisling village, 150km from the capital Kathmandu.
Two Indians on a Nepal tour were killed when an overloaded suspension bridge over the Trishuli river collapsed yesterday in central Chitawan district, as the Indian embassy in Kathmandu stepped up relief efforts.
Seven Indian nationals sustained serious injuries when the bridge over the Trishuli river collapsed near Darechowk in Phisling village, 150km from the capital Kathmandu.
One Nepali national, identified as Man Bahadur Ale, was also killed in the accident.
The mishap occurred when a group of 46 Indians, including 43 students, two faculty members and one alumnus of Chennai's Mar Gregorious College halted at Phisling on the way to the famous tourist town of Pokhara in western Nepal from Kathmandu for a break.
Supporting cables of the bridge snapped when 16 students tried to cross it for sightseeing. Six of the students safely crossed the bridge while 10 fell into the river as the cables snapped due to the excessive load on the ageing iron structure.
Seven Indian nationals were seriously injured as they fell into the river from the bridge, according to Indian Embassy sources.
Those killed included Florence Angel, a girl from Chennai, whose body was found floating in the river soon after the accident. The body of another girl, identified as Amida, could not be recovered.
The injured include Agisha, Udaya Selvi, Priya, Balaji, Shijo Devis, Champolong and Ramesh, according to embassy sources. Two other Nepalese were also injured in the mishap.
The injured people have been admitted at Bharatpur Hospital where they are being provided the required medical attention, a press release by the Indian Embassy said.
"The Embassy is in constant contact with the Nepalese authorities who are carrying out rescue and relief operations at the site of the accident," it said.
A team from embassy has rushed to the spot to render assistance after learning about the incident.
While expressing profound grief, the embassy is providing all assistance and coordinating with local authorities in bringing back the remaining students to Kathmandu, sources said.
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