25 killed after bus falls into river in Nepal
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Published: Mar 10, 2017, 05:11 IST | Updated: Mar 10, 2017, 05:11 IST
People gather along the wreckage of a bus after it veered off a hilly road in Jajarkot, Nepal on March 9.
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The bus, packed with villagers, fell 650 feet into a river in Jajarkot near Kathmandu
An overcrowded bus veered off a hilly road in west Nepal killing 25 people and injuring dozens on Thursday, police said.
The bus, packed with villagers, fell 200 metres (650 feet) into a river in Jajarkot, 250 km (220 miles) west of Kathmandu.
The injured were evacuated to a local hospital, police official Hari Bhakta said.
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The cause of the incident was not immediately known.
Road crashes, which are common in Nepal, are blamed on poor road conditions and ill maintained vehicles.
(Reuters)