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16 dead, including schoolchildren, after bus falls into gorge in India

This photograph provided by the Deputy Commissioner's office, Kullu, shows the wreckage of a passenger bus that slid off a mountain road and fell into a deep gorge near Kullu, Himachal Pradesh state, India, July 4, 2022. (Deputy Commissioner's office, Kullu via AP) This photograph provided by the Deputy Commissioner's office, Kullu, shows the wreckage of a passenger bus that slid off a mountain road and fell into a deep gorge near Kullu, Himachal Pradesh state, India, July 4, 2022. (Deputy Commissioner's office, Kullu via AP)
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A passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India on Monday, killing 16 people, including schoolchildren, a government official said.

Rescue workers pulled out the badly injured from the wreckage of the vehicle and sent them to a hospital, Ashutosh Garg, a senior administrator for the district of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh state, told news agency Press Trust of India.

Another official, Prashant Sirkek Singh, said about 20 passengers were travelling in the bus.

Photos shared on social media showed responders trying to rescue survivors from the mangled hulk of the yellow bus. The exact cause of the crash was not immediately known.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sorrow over the accident.

Deadly road accidents are common in India due to reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and aging vehicles. More than 110,000 people are killed every year in road accidents across India, according to police.

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