South Asia
Nepal: Bus mishap kills five in Pyuthan district
Kathmandu, May 13: At least five people were killed when the bus in which they were travelling fell below the road in Sarumarani Rural Municipality-4 of Pyuthan district of Nepal on Sunday, media reports said.
The incident left 21 others injured.
" Among the deceased, one has been identified as bus driver Bir Bahadur Chaudhary while the identity of other deceased — one man and three women — and injured have yet to be ascertained, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rajendra Pokharel at District Police Office, Pyuthan," The Himlayan Times reported.
16 injured people have been rushed to Pyuthan-based District Hospital for treatment.
Five people were taken to health facilities in Butwal.
