Nine injured in bus accident in Nepal

Kathmandu: At least nine persons, including two children, were injured when a speeding bus overturned here today, police said. The accident took place around noon in front of Singha Durbar, the main administrative complex of the government. The bus heading towards Dhulikhel, a hill resort situated in the east of the capital, suddenly overturned after it reached the opposite side of the road, they said.

All glasses of the bus were smashed in the incident. The injured have been admitted to Bir Hospital for treatment, said inspector Lok Bahadur Budhathoki.