At least 25 killed as bus plunges into river

At least 25 people were killed and 45 injured when a packed passenger bus veered off a mountain road and plunged into a river in India’s remote north-eastern state of Sikkim.

At least 25 killed as bus plunges into river

At least 25 people were killed and 45 injured when a packed passenger bus veered off a mountain road and plunged into a river in India’s remote north-eastern state of Sikkim.

The driver lost control while negotiating a sharp turn and the bus went off the road and fell into the Teesta River last night, said MG Kiran, a top official in Gangtok, the state capital.

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