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Nepalese Children Killed in Wedding Day Accident (July 6,2007)
A wedding in Nepal turned tragic when a tractor pulling a trailer filled with children and other guests in a wedding procession skidded off a road and into a canal. The accident took place in Barthathawa Village in rural southern Nepal, about 125 miles southeast of the capital, Katmandu. Nine children and two adults were killed in the accident, and 2 more passengers were seriously injured, according to Sitaram Pohhrel, the chief government administrator for that area. The two injured were being treated in a local hospital. It's unclear exactly what caused the tractor to veer off the road, but Pokhrel said the accident was being investigated.
Source: Associated Press
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