At least 37 passengers died and 22 others were injured when an overcrowded bus fell into a stream in western Nepal on Friday evening, police said Saturday.

"The bus carrying 60 passengers including a marriage party fell down 100 meters into a stream at Tiram in Pyuthan district Friday evening," a local police officer said.

The bus was going from Sonpur locality in Dang district of far-southwestern Nepal when it met the accident at Tiram, about 400 km west of Kathmandu.

"The bridegroom was also killed in the accident," the officer said on condition of anonymity.

Eight injured passengers are undergoing treatment at Bijpur hospital in western Nepal while 14 others have been taken to other districts for treatment, he added.

While the investigation is underway, the police said the accident was mainly caused by overcrowding.

Source: Xinhua