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Death toll in Nepal bus mishap rises to 18

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Press Trust of India Kathmandu
Last Updated : Nov 23 2018 | 3:55 PM IST

At least 18 people have died and several others sustained injuries in a bus mishap in far-west Nepal, police said on Friday.

The ill-fated bus rolled 300 metres down a hilly road on Thursday in Dadeldhura district, about 650 kms west of Kathmandu.

Ten people died on the spot and six others died during treatment after the overloaded school bus met with the accident at Raduwakhola in the district.

Two more people died on Friday while undergoing treatment, the police said.

Ten critically injured passengers have been admitted to the Dadeldhura sub-regional hospital.

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First Published: Nov 23 2018 | 3:55 PM IST

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