More than 20 killed in India bus plunge

    More than 20 people have died after a bus fell into a gorge in India.

    Local news reports place the number of those dead at around 25, with more than 30 others injured. The vehicle plunged into a 200-metre-deep gorge in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh state.

    The Times of India claims the bus had left a stop in Banjar and had hardly covered a distance of 2km before it came off the road whilst negotiating a sharp turn.

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