ULAN BATOR, Jun 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – A tour bus, carrying about 30 foreign tourists, crashed yesterday afternoon, in the northern outskirts of Ulan Bator, the Mongolian capital, authorities said.
Twenty-six Nepali tourists were sent to hospital for treatment, after the accident, which occurred in the Songinokhairkhan District of Ulan Bator, local media reported.
Among the Nepali tourists, four suffered severe injuries and two were in serious conditions, the National Traumatology and Orthopedics Research Centre said, in a statement.
The cause of the accident is under investigation, the National Police Department said, urging drivers to comply with traffic rules, to avoid accidents, as the peak season of summer tourism is coming.– NNN-XINHUA
