14 killed in Nepal

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A bus accident killed fourteen people in Nepal.

At least 14 Indians were killed and 17 people injured when a passenger bus plunged into a river in Nepal today. The Indian-registered bus,carrying about 40 passengers, plunged into the Marsyangdi River in the Tanahun district, about 110 kilometres from its destination in Kathmandu.

According to officials, the bus was en route to Kathmandu from Pokhara.

“The bus bearing number plate UP Uttar Pradesh FT 7623 plunged into the river and is lying on the bank of the river,” a senior police official told the media news agency. Relief works are going on and the injured have been admitted to the hospitals nearby.

The district collector is supervising the relief works. Compensation for the victims has yet to be announced. The negligence of the driver is the cause of the accident. The other passengers who were able to move have been transported to the destinations in special buses.

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