25 people killed when bus plunges into water
Hong Kong Herald
Friday 19th March, 2010
At least 25 people have been killed in a bus crash in Nepal.
The bus plunged into a river in western Nepal, near the village of Kittu on Thursday.
As the bus was heading towards Surkhet district it fell off the Kalikot-Surkhet highway into the swirling Karnali river below, killing 18 people on the spot.
Another seven died on the way to hospital.
Witnesses have said the bus was very overcrowded.
Email this story to a friend
Have your say on this story
