At least 25 people have been killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said.
\nAccording to international media, the vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state\u2019s Pauri Garhwal district on Tuesday evening when it careened over the edge and plunged at least 500 metres (1,640 feet) with about 45 people onboard.\u201cTwenty people have been rescued,\u201d said the state\u2019s top police official Ashok Kumar.
\nPrime Minister Narendra Modi said that \u201call possible assistance\u201d would be given to the survivors. \u201cIn this tragic hour my thoughts are with the bereaved families,\u201d he tweeted.
\nFatal road accidents are common in Uttarakhand, which encompasses part of the Indian Himalayas and is home to numerous religious pilgrimage sites.
\nNearly 24 people were killed in June when their bus plunged into a gorge while en route to a shrine to the Hindu deity Yamuna, north of the state capital Dehradun.
\nMore than 110,000 people are killed every year in road accidents across India, according to police. The accidents are caused by reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and ageing vehicles.
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