15 die in Indian wedding bus tragedy

In India, 15 people were killed when a bus carrying wedding guests veered off a mountain road in heavy rain today and plunged 700 feet into a gorge.

The bridegroom and 22 others were injured in the accident in the northern Himachal Pradesh state.

Police say the bus slipped off a mud track in heavy rains in the area and the driver was among the dead.

Twelve injured passengers were admitted to a local hospital.

It is customary in Indian weddings for the bridegroom and dozens of his family and friends to travel to the location of the wedding, where they are feted and pampered amid religious ceremonies by the bride's family.