44 dead as bus falls into gorge in Northern India

The bus fell into a 200-metre deep gorge on the Tons river.

At least 44 people died when a bus swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a deep gorge in northern India's Himachal Pradesh state, a senior government official says.

Rohan Chand Thakur, the district magistrate of Shimla district, said two people, including the ticket checker, survived the crash late on Wednesday morning.