At least 15 dead in Sankhuwasabha (NEPAL)bus accident.

Fourteen people had died on the spot while one succumbed to his injuries during the course of treatment at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan.

The accident happened at Saatghumti of Pulung in Madi Municipality, according to police. The bus, which was en route to Damak in the Jhapa district, lost control and fell 300 metres off the road.

The Nepal Army rescued five passengers alive from the crash site and airlifted them to Dharan for medical treatment.