Five dead, 19 injured in Nepal accident

June 4th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS  

Kathmandu, June 4 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 19 others injured Monday when a bus skidded off a road and rolled down a hillside in Nepal.

The accident took place 160 km west of Kathmandu. The bus was returning from an agricultural visit and most of the passengers were farmers, Xinhua reported.

According to the website of the Himalayan Times daily, the bus was on its way to Butwal from Narayangadh. It met with the accident at Daunne in Nawalparasi district.

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