Bridegroom, 39 others killed in Nepal accident: : Kathmandu, Jan 22 : At least 40 members of a marriage party, including the bridegroom, were killed when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a river in mid-western Nepal. The accident occurred when the bus with 60 passengers on board swerved off the road and fell into the Mari river at Gairali in Pyuthan district Friday evening. Thirtyfive people died at the accident site, while five succumbed in hospital Saturday. Of the 15 people in hospital, the condition of two is stated to be serious. The bus, travelling north from Solapur in Dang district near the Indian border, fell into the river nearly 100 metres below. The dead included the groom, Lok Raj Rizal, and his father Bhum Rizal. The bride, who was not named immediately, was admitted to hospital with serious injuries, including a fractured leg. This is the second time in less than a week that Nepal reported a road smash with a large number of people killed. Early this week, five members of a family died in Kathmandu valley while returning home from hospital with a mother and her newly delivered baby. The accident occurred when the taxi the family was travelling in was hit by a night bus in the Kusunti area of Lalitpur district. Though the newborn infant survived the accident, it later died in hospital. Concerned at the rising incidence of road accidents, Nepal's government last year established a committee to study the causes and recommend measures to control them. ................................ Very sad news.