A passenger bus plunged into a gorge in northern India early Wednesday, killing at least 25 people, police said. An additional 40 people were injured in the accident near Panthal, a town about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Jammu, a major city in Jammu-Kashmir state, senior police official Anand Jain was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. Jain said the bus plunged 200 feet (60 meters) into the gorge after the driver lost control while negotiating a steep turn on a mountainous road. The injured were taken to a government hospital.
