DHAKA: At least 20 people were killed and another 17 hurt when bus drove off a highway in Nepal and plunged into a river early Friday (August 26).

Police office said the bus rolled about 100 meters (330 feet) down the slope and crashed into the fast-flowing Trishuli river near Chandibhanjyang, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu.

Police and villagers were helping the injured and pulling the dead from wreckage, which was mostly submerged in the river, reports the ABC News.

Police are investigating the cause of the pre-dawn accident.

BDST: 0929 HRS, AUG 26, 2016
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