31 injured in bus accident in Nepal

At least 31 people were injured on Sunday when a bus they were travelling in overturned near a bridge in Nepal's Dhading district, police said.

One of the injured is in critical condition, they said, adding that he has been sent to a hospital in Kathmandu.

The bus carrying 41 passengers, which was en route Western Nepal's Bardia district from Kathmandu, overturned when the driver was taking a turn near the Hugdi bridge at Beni Ghatrorang area in Dhading, police said.

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At least 31 passengers were injured in the accident. They were rescued by the locals and police and are undergoing treatment at Malekhu and Gajuri primary health centres.