{At least 16 rescued as efforts under way to recover more bodies after bus fell into Trishuli river in Chitwan district.}<\/p>\n
A packed passenger bus plunged into a river early on Friday in central Nepal, killing 21 people, a senior local official said.<\/p>\n
Rescuers struggled to recover bodies and help the injured to safety after the bus fell into the swelling Trishuli river, off the highway at Chandi Bhanjyang village in Chitwan district.<\/p>\n
“Twenty-one people have died in the accident and 16 have been rescued,” district chief Binod Prakash Singh told AFP news agency, adding that the injured had been taken to a local hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n
Singh said that rescuers were searching the area where the bus was still partially submerged to ensure that no passengers were stuck inside.<\/p>\n
The bus was heading to the tourist town of Pokhara from the southern district of Rautahat.<\/p>\n
Accidents are relatively common on Nepal’s highways because of poor roads and badly maintained vehicles.<\/p>\n
At least 25 people were killed last week when a crowded bus veered off a hilly road in Nepal’s Kavre district and fell some 500 metres down a slope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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