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| Nepal crash kills dozens on pilgrim bus | |
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| At least 35 pilgrims have been killed in a bus crash in Nepal, police say. | At least 35 pilgrims have been killed in a bus crash in Nepal, police say. |
| The crowded bus swerved off a road and plunged into water near the town of Parasi, 150km (93 miles) south-west of Kathmandu, officers said. | |
| The bus was taking the pilgrims - most of them from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh - to the Hindu pilgrimage site of Triveni, close to the Indian border. | |
| Buses are often overcrowded in Nepal and accidents on poorly maintained mountain roads are common. | Buses are often overcrowded in Nepal and accidents on poorly maintained mountain roads are common. |
| A police official, Gyan Bikram Shah, told Associated Press that the the driver had lost control on roads that were slippery because of rainfall. | A police official, Gyan Bikram Shah, told Associated Press that the the driver had lost control on roads that were slippery because of rainfall. |
| He said the bus was so crowded that people were riding on the roof. | He said the bus was so crowded that people were riding on the roof. |
| Another police officer, Deepak Kumar Raya, told AFP from the crash site that, according to survivors, there were about 75 people on board the bus. Rescuers have recovered 35 bodies. | |
| "They were here to attend the annual religious festival at Triveni and worship Lord Shiva, the Hindu god, on Monday morning," Mr Raya said. | |
| He said the bus had been fully submerged under the River Gandak, which was swollen by monsoon rains. |