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Kathmandu: Fourteen people were killed and seven injured when their bus plunged into a river in western Nepal, police said Thursday. The bus fell into a river at Chidipani village in Palpa district early on Thursday morning, Xinhua reported. [caption id=“attachment_1377085” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representational image. Agencies.[/caption] The identities of the deceased are yet to be established. The injured passengers have been rushed to a local hospital. “We are investigating the cause of the accident and rescue operations are going on,” police officer Shiva Kumar Shrestha said. Local residents, police and army personnel are carrying out the rescue operations. Bus accidents take place frequently in Nepal due to poor road conditions, lack of trained drivers and overloading of passengers. IANS
Fourteen people were killed and seven injured when their bus plunged into a river in western Nepal, police said Thursday. The bus fell into a river at Chidipani village in Palpa district early on Thursday morning, Xinhua reported.
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