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4 dead, 25 injured in Nepal bus collision
www.chinaview.cn 2004-10-18 19:35:57

    KATHMANDU, Oct. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- At least four persons died on the spot and 25 others injured when two passenger buses plying at opposite directions collided with each other Monday morning in central Nepal, Radio Nepal reported.

    The two buses met the accident on the Mahendra Highway at Judibela village in Rautahat district, over 100 km south of Kathmandu.

    One of the two bus drivers and another three passengers including a child were killed in the collision, the state-run radio quoted a local police officer as saying.

    The wounded are undergoing treatment at Hariwan and Chandranigahapur Health Centers, the officer said on condition of anonymity.

    The accident occurred when the driver who was killed lost control of his high speeded bus and collided with another, he added. Enditem

    

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