Bus plunges into river in Nepal, at least 14 dead

Kathmandu, Oct 28: A bus coming to Kathmandu from Rajbiraj plunged into Trishuli River at Ghatbesi Bangemod in Dhading district on Saturday morning drowning at least 14 passengers and injuring as many. The media reports said here that the rescue team has recovered 14 bodies from the river, out of which seven are male, five female and two infants. Their identities are yet to be ascertained. It is learnt 15 passengers managed to save themselves by swimming to the river bank. They are all injured, The Kathmandu Post reported. The exact number of passengers on board the bus is not known, therefore, rescuers have no idea how many bodies might be in the river. Police believes there are several passengers trapped inside the bus. Police has begun the rescue operation. There are slim chances of anybody surviving as the bus is still inside the river. UNI