At least 10 dead as Indian passenger bus with 40 onboard plunges into river in Nepal
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"The bus is lying on the bank of the river,” DSP Deepkumar Raya of Tanahun District Police said
(Reuters) - At least 10 passengers were killed on Friday when an Indian bus with 40 onboard plunged into a river in the Tanahun district in Nepal, India media reported, citing Nepal Police.
The bus bearing number plate UP FT 7623 plunged into river Marsyangdi at around 11:30 am, DSP Deepkumar Raya from the District Police Office Tanahun said.
A team of 45 Armed Police Force personnel, led by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Madhav Paudel, has started rescue operation.Twenty-nine people have been rescued, Xinhua news agency quoted local police as saying.
Twenty-nine people have been rescued, Xinhua news agency quoted local police as saying.
