20 dead as truck plunges into gorge in India

A truck carrying Hindu pilgrims has plunged into a gorge in a mountainous region in northern India, killing at least 20 people as rescuers searched for another seven who were missing.

The devotees were on their way to Gangotri, a town in Uttrakhand state, to collect water from the Ganges River for a Hindu ritual when the vehicle drove off the road, official Amit Chandola said.