Bus plunges from bridge in India, 32 dead
Associated Press
3:14 pm | Saturday, June 16th, 2012
NEW DELHI—A bus carrying dozens of Hindu pilgrims home from a shrine plunged off a bridge in central India and 32 passengers have been killed.
Police said more than 20 people were being treated in a Maharashtra state hospital for injuries.
The bus, run by a private tour company, fell from the bridge in Osmanabad district before dawn Saturday as it was returning from a temple to the city of Hyderabad.
Authorities were working to identify the victims and determine the cause of the accident.
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