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Bus plunges into gorge in north India killing 25
Police in India say a passenger bus has plunged into a gorge in the mountainous northern parts of the country, killing at least 25 people.
- AP
- Published: 11:16 June 24, 2009
Jammu: Police in India say a passenger bus has plunged into a gorge in the mountainous northern parts of the country, killing at least 25 people.
Senior police officer Anand Jain says an additional 40 people were injured in the accident that occurred early Wednesday near Panthal, a town about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Jammu, a major city in India's Jammu-Kashmir state.
Jain says the bus plunged 200 feet (60 meters) into the gorge. The injured have been taken to a government hospital.
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