Bus Accident Leaves at Least 37 Dead and 18 Injured on Himalayan Road in Indian-Controlled Kashmir

Bus Accident Leaves at Least 37 Dead and 18 Injured on Himalayan Road in Indian-Controlled Kashmir
A man injured after a passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway is brought for treatment at a government hospital in Jammu, India, on Nov. 15, 2023. Channi Anand/AP
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SRINAGAR, India—A passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway killing at least 37 people and injuring 18 others after rolling down a steep slope onto another road in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.

The 42-seater bus was on the way to southern Jammu city from Kishtwar town when it veered off the road and fell down about 660 feet (200 meters) on an older road in the mountainous region, said Harvinder Singh, a civil administrator.