Bus plunges into river killing at least 21

At least 21 people were killed when an overcrowded bus plunged into a river in the Indian part of Kashmir, police said today.

Local police spokesman Haseeb Mughal said the accident happened early this morning near Bhanderkot, a mountainous region about 150 miles north-east of Jammu, one of the main cities in India’s Jammu-Kashmir state.