Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Melbourne woman dies in Nepalese bus crash - ABC Online


Updated October 17, 2013 09:21:27


Map: Nepal bus crash


A 32-year-old Melbourne woman has died after a bus skidded off the road and crashed into a river in Nepal.


The bus was heading from Narayangadh to the capital Kathmandu when the accident happened on Monday evening (local time), according to a report in The Himalayan Times.


It crashed into the Trishuli River in Chitwan province.


According to the paper, a 22-year-old Nepalese citizen also died, while nine others were injured and further 11 people are missing.


The Department of Foreign Affairs told the ABC it is providing consular assistance to the woman's family.


Topics: accidents, nepal, melbourne-3000, vic, australia


First posted October 17, 2013 08:45:47



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