{"id":46040,"date":"2019-10-12T15:40:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T07:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=46040"},"modified":"2019-10-12T15:40:44","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T07:40:44","slug":"nepal-bus-crash-kills-11-injures-over-a-hundred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=46040","title":{"rendered":"Nepal bus crash kills 11, injures over a hundred"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/inter-09.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/inter-09.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>KATHMANDU, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal, killing at least 11 and injuring 108 people, an official<br>said Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The packed bus was ferrying passengers \u2014 who had been celebrating the<br>Hindu festival of Dashain \u2014 from Sindhupalchowk to neighbouring Kathmandu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the crowded vehicle slipped and fell more than 50 metres at a bend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSix people were killed instantly and five more passed away on the way to<br>hospital or while being treated,\u201d district official Goma Devi Chemjong said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemjong said 108 people were injured but only 39 were kept for treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are investigating what caused the accident,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accidents are common on Nepal\u2019s poorly maintained highways, with the number increasing during the festival season when the roads are far busier and public transport overcrowded. &#8212; NNN-AGENCIES<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal, killing at least 11 and injuring 108 people, an officialsaid Saturday. The packed bus was ferrying passengers \u2014 who had been celebrating theHindu festival of Dashain \u2014 from Sindhupalchowk to neighbouring Kathmandu. But the crowded vehicle slipped and fell more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[215],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46040"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46040\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}