Bus falls into gorge in north Indian hill state, killing 28

Published On: July 20, 2017 06:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press


Bus falls into gorge in north Indian hill state, killing 28
An Indian Hindu pilgrim injured in a bus accident is brought for treatment at a hospital in Jammu, India, Sunday, July 16, 2017. A bus plunged into a 45-meter-deep (150-foot-deep) gorge in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Sunday, killing at least 16 Hindu pilgrims on their way to a cave shrine in the Himalayas. (AP )

NEW DELHI, July 20:  An inter-city bus plunged into a deep gorge in a northern Indian hill state on Thursday, killing 28 people and injuring 10 others, officials said.

Magistrate Nigam Jindal said the injured were hospitalized in Rampur Bushahar, a town in Himachal Pradesh state.

Police officer Sunil Kumar said the accident occurred on a national highway. The cause was not immediately known.

Police figures show India has the world's deadliest roads, with more than 110,000 people killed each year in crashes. Driver fatigue and negligence, low-quality roads and poor vehicle maintenance are frequent causes of accidents.

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