At least 25 dead in Nepal as bus plunges into river
15:55, 18 March 2010
NEW DELHI. March 18. KAZINFORM. At least 25 people died on Thursday morning when a bus crashed into a river in western Nepal, the IANS news agency said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The accident occurred in Nepal's Surkhet district after the bus veered off a highway and plunged into the Karnali river.
The area is now being searched for surviving passengers.
Police said overcrowding could have been the reason for the accident; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.