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Bus crashed, 22 died

In a bus accident 22 people were killed and 24 injured the bus carrying holidaymakers plunged into a gorge in northern India, police say. The bus, on its way from Haridwar town to Mussoorie in Uttarakhand state, skidded off the road. The injured have been taken to a government hospital.

Senior Superintendent of Police GS Martolia told the Press Trust of India news agency that the passengers – businessmen and their families – had gone to Mussoorie along with their families for the New Year celebration.

Dead people include two women and six children, the police said.

Every year Bus crashes claims thousands of lives often caused by poor maintenance and reckless driving.

(News Editor- Naushin Fatima Khan)

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