Bus carrying foreign tourists crashes in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A tour bus carrying about 30 foreign tourists crashed on Friday afternoon in the northern outskirts of Ulan Bator, the Mongolian capital, authorities said.

Twenty-six Nepali tourists were sent to hospital for treatment after the accident, which occurred in the Songinokhairkhan District of Ulan Bator, local media reported.

Among the Nepali tourists, four suffered severe injuries and two were in serious conditions, the National Traumatology and Orthopedics Research Center said in a statement.

The cause of the accident is under investigation, the National Police Department said, urging drivers to comply with traffic rules to avoid accidents as the peak season of summer tourism is coming.