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Bus crash kills at least 15 in Kashmir

Posted July 23, 2008 17:41:00

A bus accident in Indian Kashmir has killed at least 15 people and left more than 20 injured.

Police say the bus sped off a mountain highway into a 200-metre deep gorge in an area where accidents are common.

The highway stretches between the city of Jammu and Srinagar.

- AFP

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, india, jammu-and-kashmir

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