A VEHICLE carrying passengers coming from a wedding veered off a mountain killing all 12 people on board.
The minibus was over capacity when it rolled off the mountain road in Nepal, about 250 miles northwest of the capital, Kathmandu.
The minibus rolled 650ft down the side of a mountainGettyThe accident happened in the province of Karnali[/caption]
Police said the accident happened late Monday evening and by the time rescuers arrived at the scene, eight had already died.
Three more died on the way to the hospital and one died later at the hospital.
After driving off the road, the vehicle rolled about 650 feet down the mountain slope near Chedagad village, in Karnali province.
Road accidents in mountainous Nepal are often blamed on poorly maintained roads and vehicles.
The tragedy comes after at least 27 people died after a trailer they were travelling on overturned and plunged into a pond in India.
Another 20 were rushed to hospital when the tractor they were travelling on lost control and toppled into the water.
The group of 40 adults and children had been visiting a temple in Uttar Pradesh when tragedy struck.
The passengers – who came from the same village – were rushed to a hospital in nearby Bheetergaon.
Chilling footage showed locals rushing to retrieve survivors and the dead from the pond in pitch darkness.
At one point, children were seen being carried in the arms of volunteers.
