32 die in Indian bus crash

on 16/06/2012 16:02:30

A bus carrying dozens of Hindu pilgrims home from a shrine plunged off a bridge in central India and killed 32 passengers.

Police say more than 20 people are being treated in a Maharashtra state hospital.

The bus, run by a private tour company, fell from the bridge in Osmanabad district before dawn today as it was returning from a temple to the city of Hyderabad.

Authorities are working to identify the victims and determine the cause of the accident.