23 children die in India when school bus plunges into gorge

NURPUR, India (AP) — A school bus plunged off a mountain road Monday into a deep gorge in the Himalayan foothills, killing 23 children, some as young as 4, Indian officials said. Initial reports indicated that the bus driver was speeding as he took the children home and lost control at the edge of the gorge, with the bus crashing some 200 feet to the ground below, said police officer Sunil Kumar. The bus driver lost control near the edge of a 200-foot gorge in the Kangra Valley, roughly 300 miles north of New Delhi, police officer Sunil Kumar told NBC New York. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi offered his support to the families of the victims on social media. My prayers and solidarity with those who lost their near and dear ones in the accident,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
A school bus plunges into a gorge in the foothills of the Himalayas, in Himachal Pradesh, India, killing three adults and at least 27 children.