Bus crash in rugged Nepal district leaves 28 dead, 15 hurt
ABC News
At least 28 people have died in western Nepal after the bus they were on skidded off a mountain road and fell hundreds of yards into a gorge
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- At least 28 people died on Tuesday in western Nepal after the bus they were on skidded off a mountain road and fell hundreds of meters (yards) into a gorge, authorities said.
The accident in the remote and rugged Mugu district also left at least 15 injured, local administrator Rom Bahadur Mahat said.
“We are still busy searching for bodies around the area where the bus fell,” he said. The injured were rushed to a hospital.
The bus, which started from the city of Nepalgunj was just a few kilometers (miles) short of its destination, Gamgadhi town in Mugu district, when it veered off the road.
