The bus, which was en route to Kathmandu from Rajbiraj, veered off the highway at Ghatbesi Bange curve, about 80 km from here, according to the Kathmandu Post.
Fourteen bodies -- five women and two infants -- have been fished out from the Trishuli river so far, Superintendent of Police Dhrubaraj Raut in Dhading said.
The identities are yet to be ascertained, he said.
Fifteen passengers managed to save their lives by swimming to the river bank. They have suffered injuries in the accident, the report said.
Some other passengers were feared trapped in the bus and rescued operations were underway, Raut said.
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