Nepal: At least 33 killed in bus accident, 28 people injured – Onet.pl

 
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  At least 33 killed in bus accident in Nepal
 
 
 

The bus was traveling to the village Kartike Deurali, which is located on one of the most severely affected areas in Nepal. The Associated Press explains that the way we moved the vehicle was very narrow and slippery surface due to abundant rains.

“the engine stalled during the climb up the hill, and when the driver tried to start it again, the vehicle began to slide out of the way” – told the AP one of the passengers who survived the accident. She said that the car was going approx. 85 people, some of which traveled on the roof. The vehicle was also loaded with sacks of rice and other products to the imprisoned villages.

The accident occurred approx. 50 km east of the capital – Kathmandu. According to authorities, the bus fell approx. 150 meters. In place you sent army and police, which are trying to find bodies the next victims.

In Nepal, a significant number of accidents road, especially during the monsoon, which starts in June and ends in September.

as a result of last year earthquakes in Nepal killed almost 9 thousand. people.

(RZ)