In Nepal, 28 persons were killed when a bus fell off a high-way and plunged into Karnali River this morning. Police sources said the bus coming from Kalikot to Surkhet fell 150 feet below the highway into Karnali river at Pipalkot in Dailekh this morning.<br/><br/>According to official sources, the bodies of 16 killed have been identified and remaining are yet to be identified. Ten seriously injured have been rushed to Nepalgunj hospital.<br/><br/>Local people, medical personnel and police are assisting in the rescue works while search is on for other passengers feared to have been trapped inside the bus, police said.
News On AIR | March 18, 2010 8:13 PM
28 killed in Nepal as bus plunges into Karnali river