In Nepal at least 13 persons died and 10 others injured in a road accident in Palpa district today. The accident occurred this morning when a bus they were travelling fell 150 metres below the road in Rambha Rural Municipality-4 of Palpa district.

According to Nepal police 11 persons died on the spot while two others lost their lives during treatment in the hospital. The condition of two injured is critical. The ill fated bus was heading towards Rampur from Tansen and carrying a team of employees and members of a Saving and Credit Cooperative Ltd on a sight seeing.