Indian bus plunges into river, 40 dead

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Perilous Times*

*Indian bus plunges into river, 40 dead*

11 Oct 2007 16:12:27 GMT
Source: Reuters

LUCKNOW, India, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu
shrine in northern India swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a
river on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, an official said.

The accident occurred when the driver lost control while negotiating a
sharp bend and the vehicle fell into the Alakananda River high in the
Himalayas.

A district official said the passengers were all Hindu pilgrims from the
eastern state of Orissa.