22 Dead As Bus Plunges Into Nepal River
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published August 26, 2016 | 09:05 PM
KATHMANDU, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th August, 2016) : A packed passenger bus plunged into a river early Friday in central Nepal, killing 22 people, a senior local official said. The bus fell into the swelling Trishuli river, off the highway at Chandi Bhanjyang village in Chitwan district.
The death toll was initially put at 21, but deputy district chief Chet Narayan Sharma Ghimire said search and rescue workers had recovered another body. Ghimire said that 16 people were rescued from the partially submerged wreckage of the bus and are undergoing treatment at local hospitals.
"A team has been sent to pull out the bus.
We will investigate the cause of the accident," he told AFP, adding that the search was continuing to ensure no more passengers were unaccounted for. The bus was heading to the tourist town of Pokhara from the southern district of Rautahat.
Accidents are relatively common on Nepal's highways because of poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving, and death tolls frequently run into double figures. At least 25 people were killed last week when a crowded bus veered off a hilly road in Nepal's Kavre district and fell some 500 metres (1,650 feet) down a slope.
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