Nepal bus plunges into ravine killing 43

October 13, 2011 17:25

At least 43 people were killed when a bus veered off a mountain road into a river in eastern Nepal, reports the bbc.co.uk.
Other passengers are missing after the accident in remote Sindhuli district, about 100km from Kathmandu. The bus swerved on an unfinished stretch of road, lost control and plummeted 300 metres into the Sunkosi river, police told the AFP news agency.

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