A passenger bus plunged into a gorge in northern India early Wednesday, killing at least 25 people.
An additional 40 people were injured in the accident near Panthal, a town about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Jammu, a major city in Jammu-Kashmir state, senior police official Anand Jain said.
Jain said the bus plunged 200 feet (60 meters) into the gorge after the driver lost control while negotiating a steep turn on a mountainous road. The injured were taken to a government hospital.
Deadly road accidents are common in India, often caused by aging vehicles, overloading and reckless driving on poorly maintained roads.
