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Nepal bus crash victim was 'loving and caring'

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An inquest into Dominic Stewart's death opened on Wednesday

The family of a man killed in a tourist bus crash in Nepal said he was a "very loving and caring young man who was happiest trekking".

Dominic Stewart, 23, of Headland Crescent, Exeter, Devon, was visiting the country when the bus crashed 200m (656ft) down a mountain in the Dhading Hole area on 22 February.

Twenty-five people were on board the bus which was travelling from Pokhara to Kathmandu before it veered off a highway into a river. A total of 19 people were killed.

An inquest into the hospitality worker's death opened at Devon Coroner's Court on Wednesday. Area coroner Deborah Archer said Stewart died from blunt force trauma. The inquest has been adjourned.

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