A poorly maintained and overcrowded bus veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in northern India on Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring several others, officials said. The accident occurred in Almora district in the mountainous state of Uttarakhand.

The bus was designed to hold 42 passengers, but on Nov. 4, there were around 60 passengers on board Thirty-six people have died and six people were injured in a bus crash in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Almora district on Monday,

A bus accident in India ’s northern state of Uttarakhand claimed 36 lives after a passenger bus fell into a 150m-deep gorge. The accident occurred around 8.25am on Monday at Marchula, roughly 35km from destination, as the bus travelled from Pauri to Ramnagar.

At least 36 people have been killed and several others injured when a poorly maintained and overcrowded bus veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in

The bus was carrying over 40 people, and so far 15 bodies have been recovered, said Vineet Pal, a state government official.

The accident occurred in Almora district in the country’s mountainous Uttarakhand state; more than 20 people reportedly have been injured

At least 36 people have died and 27 have been injured after a bus fell into a gorge in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand. Officials said 44 people were on board when the driver lost control and the bus fell into a 50m-deep ditch in Marchula,

A privately operated bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand’s Almora district on Monday, killing at least 36 of the about 60 people on board and injuring 24. CM Pushkar Singh Dhami announced a compensation of R4 lakh for the next of those killed and a financial assistance of R1 lakh for the injured.