Dozens fearded dead after bus plunges into Kashmir river

Dozens are feared dead today after a bus skidded off a narrow mountain road and plunged into a river in a remote region of Indian Kashmir.

The bus was believed to be carrying at least 70 passengers when the accident occurred near the village of Sashoo, about 130 miles north-east of Jammu, the winter capital of India’s part of Kashmir, said police officer PR Manhas.