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Bus plunges into Nepal river

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  • Bus hits pothole, plunges into Nepal river
  • Fifteen passengers were killed, 28 were injured, according to police
  • Rescuers are looking for eight passengers reported missing
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- At least 15 passengers were killed Friday when a bus hit a pothole on a highway in Nepal and plunged into a river west of Kathmandu, police said.

Twenty-eight passengers were also injured, according to Gyan Bikram Shah, a senior police official.

Rescuers searched for the river Saturday morning for eight missing passengers, he said.

Officials said a combination of old buses, inexperienced drivers and poor roads often lead to bus crashes in the mountains of Nepal.

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