18 killed by bus mishap in India held-Kashmir
'Pakistan Times' Kashmir Desk

JAMMU (IHK): A crowded bus swerved off a steep mountain road and plunged into a gorge, killing at least 18 people and injuring 35 others in Held Kashmir, media reports said on Wednesday.

The driver appeared to lose control of the bus as he negotiated a sharp bend in the road and the bus hurtled at least 250 meters (275yards) down into a gorge, local news agency said.

Villagers and local police used ropes to reach the bus and help pull out survivors, it said quoting unnamed police officials.●