At least 10 dead as bus carrying Hindu pilgrims falls into gorge

The bus skidded off a bridge (Channi Anand/AP)

A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims to a shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir skidded off a bridge into a Himalayan gorge on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55, police said.

The bus was on its way to Katra from Amritsar in the northern state of Punjab when it fell into the gorge near Jammu, police said.