Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- A 24-year-old British man is among 19 people who were killed in a bus crash in Nepal, police say.

The bus - which had been carrying tourists - had been travelling to the capital, Kathmandu, when it lost control and fell 200m onto the bank of the Trishuli river, in the country's central Dhading district, in the early hours of Monday morning.

There were 44 people onboard including the driver, 25 of whom suffered injuries. The bus had been travelling from Pokhara, a popular tourist spot.

Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the incident. The UK Foreign Office said it was assisting the family of the Briton who was killed.

Nepalese police said they had so far identified nine of the bodies.

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