Six killed in Nepal bus accident

5 Dariya News

Kathmandu 05-May-2014

At least six people were killed and 24 injured Monday in a bus accident in eastern Nepal, local police said."The injured people are receiving treatment in a hospital," Pancha Man Waiba, a police officer, told Xinhua.The accident took place when the driver lost control of the Chakmake-bound passenger bus from Kathmandu and the vehicle slipped off the road while making a sharp turn.Police attributed the accident to speeding and careless driving.This is the second fatal bus accident in a week, 19 people were killed and two dozen injured last week in a similar accident in western Nepal.