17 dead in Nepal bus accident

At least 17 people, including seven children, died when a crowded bus swerved off the road and plunged into a river in central Nepal on Sunday, officials said. The bus skidded off the road in Sindhupalchowk district, northwest of the capital Kathmandu, and plunged 50 metres down into the Sunkosi River. Local rafters assisted the police and the army to scour the river and rescue any survivors, but some passengers are still feared missing.