Bus plunges into Nepal river killing at least 21

August 26, 2016 12:18

A packed passenger bus plunged into a river early on Friday in central Nepal, killing 21 people, a senior local official said.

Rescuers struggled to recover bodies and help the injured to safety after the bus plunged into the swelling Trishuli river, off the highway at Chandi Bhanjyang village in Chitwan district.

"Twenty-one people have died in the accident and 16 have been rescued," district chief Binod Prakash Singh said, adding that the injured have been taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Singh said that rescuers were searching the area where the bus was still partially submerged to ensure no passengers were stuck inside. The bus was heading to the tourist town of Pokhara from the southern district of Rautahat.

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