What happened here
A microbus travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi plunged down a slope at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Makwanpur district, Nepal, on the morning of Thursday 12 November 2026. Police say 10 people died, three women, five men and two girls, and five were hurt, three men and two boys. Reports put the time at about 5.45 am or 6.10 am, the fall at about 500 or 700 metres, and the number aboard at 15 or 14. A joint team of the Armed Police Force, the Nepali Army and the Nepal Police carried out the rescue. No cause has been given and the dead have not been named.
Quick answers
What happened at Chisapani Gadhi in Makwanpur?
A microbus travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi left the road at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi on the morning of 12 November 2026 and fell about 500 to 700 metres. Police say 10 people died and five were hurt.
How many people died in the Makwanpur microbus accident?
Ten: three women, five men and two girls, according to the police figures reported by Khabarhub and Nepalnews. Five were hurt, three men and two boys.
What caused the Bhimphedi crash?
Not stated. None of the four reports we opened gives a cause, and we do not guess one.
Why do reports give different times and depths?
Khabarhub, Nepalnews and Desh Sanchar say about 5.45 am and about 500 metres, Khabarhub and Nepalnews quoting the district police. OnlineKhabar says about 6.10 am and about 700 metres, quoting the APF spokesperson. We give both.
How many people were in the microbus?
Fifteen including the driver in three reports, which matches 10 dead and five hurt. Desh Sanchar says 14.
Who carried out the rescue?
An APF team from the Bhimphedi Security Base, led by a deputy superintendent, with the Nepali Army and the Nepal Police, according to Nepalnews and OnlineKhabar.
How can I travel safely on a hill road?
Start after sunrise where you can, avoid overloaded vehicles, wear a seat belt on every seat that has one, ask for a low gear on descents and keep children on the inner side of the seat.
What should I do if a vehicle goes over a hill edge near me?
Call the police and ambulance, keep others back from a loose slope and wait for trained rescuers. In India call 112.
What happened
The Makwanpur microbus crash on the morning of Thursday 12 November 2026 killed 10 people and hurt five. A microbus travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi left the road at Chisapani Gadhi, in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6 of Makwanpur district, and went down a slope that the reports put at about 500 metres, or 700 metres in one of them. Police told the press that the dead were three women, five men and two girls, and that the injured were three men and two boys. Khabarhub, Nepalnews, Desh Sanchar and OnlineKhabar, four Nepali newsrooms writing in English, all carry the same toll.
A joint team of the Armed Police Force (APF), led by a deputy superintendent from the Bhimphedi Security Base, the Nepali Army and the Nepal Police went to the spot for the rescue, according to Nepalnews and OnlineKhabar. Nepalnews’s report is datelined Hetauda, the district headquarters. The reports we opened were written within hours of the crash. They do not say what made the vehicle leave the road, they do not name the dead, and they do not say whether anyone was wearing a seat belt. Those details may come out later.
This page does not name anyone, and it does not use a registration number. It sets out what the four reports agree on, where they differ, and what is useful for a family that travels on a hill road at dawn, in Nepal or in the Indian hills. The figures are the ones police gave on the first morning, and we have not found a later update.
What the reports say
- When: Thursday 12 November 2026, early morning: about 5.45 am according to the Makwanpur District Police Office (Khabarhub, Nepalnews) and Desh Sanchar; about 6.10 am according to the APF spokesperson (OnlineKhabar)
- Where: Chisapani Gadhi, Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, on the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani road section
- Vehicle: A microbus; Nepalnews calls it a Hiace. It was going from Kathmandu to Sarlahi, in the plains of Madhesh Province
- The fall: About 500 metres down a slope (Khabarhub, Nepalnews, Desh Sanchar); about 700 metres (OnlineKhabar)
- Dead: 10: three women, five men and two girls (Khabarhub, Nepalnews); Desh Sanchar says the 10 include the driver
- Injured: Five: three men and two boys (Khabarhub, Nepalnews)
- People aboard: 15 including the driver (Khabarhub, Nepalnews, OnlineKhabar); 14 according to Desh Sanchar
- Rescue: APF team from the Bhimphedi Security Base led by a deputy superintendent, with the Nepali Army and the Nepal Police (Nepalnews, OnlineKhabar)
- Cause: Not stated in any report we opened
- Identities: Not released in the reports we opened, and not used here
Where reports differ and what we do not know
- Time of the crash: Khabarhub and Nepalnews, quoting the district police office, and Desh Sanchar say about 5.45 am. OnlineKhabar says about 6.10 am, quoting the APF spokesperson. The two agencies may be using different times for the call and the crash. We say early morning, about 5.45 to 6.10 am.
- How far the vehicle fell: Three reports say about 500 metres. OnlineKhabar says about 700 metres. A slope of that length is not a single drop; it is the distance down the hillside. We give the range.
- How many were aboard: Khabarhub, Nepalnews and OnlineKhabar say 15 including the driver, which matches 10 dead and five hurt. Desh Sanchar says 14. We use 15 and note the difference.
- What the vehicle was: Most reports say microbus; Nepalnews says a Hiace microbus. Khabarhub’s headline says microbus but its body says pickup truck, which looks to us like a slip. Hamro Patro, copying a report from Ratopati, called it an electric passenger vehicle in its first line, and no other page says that. We say microbus.
- Early headline: An early Nepalnews headline said 10 people were critically injured. Its updated report says 10 dead and five hurt. We use the update.
- Who is quoted: Khabarhub and Nepalnews quote the Makwanpur District Police Office; OnlineKhabar quotes the APF spokesperson. They are different agencies, and we do not name any officer.
What this crash teaches
There are two ways to read a hill-road crash like this one. The first is to look for a cause, and none is given yet. The second is to look at what makes any fall of 500 metres so hard to survive and so hard to reach. Reaching people on a slope of that length is slow work: rescuers have to climb down, carry people up and wait for ambulances on a narrow road.
For a family planning a trip on a hill road, a few habits help whatever the cause turns out to be. Start after the sun is up if you can; the crash here was about 5.45 to 6.10 am, but reports do not say it was dark or foggy, so we do not blame the hour. Wear a seat belt on every seat where one is fitted. Do not travel in an overloaded vehicle. Ask the driver to take the descents in a low gear and not to race to make up time. Sit away from the window edge if you can, and keep children on the inner side of the seat. Our guide on night bus crashes in India and South Asia and our page on safety in buses, trains and metros have more on how to check a vehicle before you board.
After a crash, the first hour counts. Anyone who reaches the scene should call the police and the ambulance, keep others from climbing down a loose slope, and wait for trained rescuers; our guide to the golden hour after a road crash explains why. In India the number is 112; in Nepal, keep the local police and ambulance numbers saved on your phone before you travel.
- The microbus leaves the road at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi and falls down a slope of about 500 to 700 metres (district police; APF spokesperson)
- An APF team from the Bhimphedi Security Base, led by a deputy superintendent, goes to the site with the Nepali Army and the Nepal Police (Nepalnews; OnlineKhabar)
- OnlineKhabar publishes: 10 dead, five hurt, all 15 aboard involved in the crash
- Khabarhub publishes: 10 dead (three women, five men, two girls) and five hurt (three men, two boys)
- Nepalnews updates its early headline of 10 critically injured to 10 killed and five injured
- No cause, no names and no later update found in the reports we opened
Why consequences escalated
- A microbus going from Kathmandu to Sarlahi left the road at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi and fell about 500 to 700 metres.
- Police say 10 people died and five were hurt; the dead were three women, five men and two girls, and the injured three men and two boys.
- Four newsrooms carry the same toll; they differ on the time, the depth of the fall and whether 14 or 15 were aboard.
- The APF, the Nepali Army and the Nepal Police took part in the rescue.
- No cause has been stated, the dead are not named in the reports we opened, and no later update was found.
Failures and risk multipliers
- No investigation finding has been published. The reports leave these questions open:
- What made the microbus leave the road: speed, a mechanical fault, driver fatigue, the road surface or something else.
- Whether the road edge had a parapet or guard wall at that bend and what condition it was in.
- How many seats the vehicle had and whether it was overloaded.
- Whether seat belts were fitted and used.
- These are open questions, not findings of fault.
Actions that reduce risk
- Before a hill-road trip: check that the vehicle is not overloaded, that tyres and brakes have been looked at, and that the driver has slept; start after sunrise where you can.
- On the road: wear a seat belt on every seat that has one, ask the driver to use a low gear on descents, and speak up if the driving feels unsafe.
- Sit with children on the inner side of the seat, away from the window edge.
- After a crash: call the police and ambulance, keep others from climbing down a loose slope, and wait for trained rescuers. In India call 112.
- For road authorities: check parapets and guard walls on the steepest bends and publish what the inquiry finds.
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