An injured bus accident victim is brought to the hospital. -AP photo
SRINAGAR At least 21 people were killed and several others were missing Monday when a bus they were travelling in plunged into a fast-flowing river in occupied Kashmir, police said.
The accident occurred in southern Kishtwar district when the driver of the 25-seater bus, which was carrying 30 people, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the Chenab River.
Bus accidents are common in the area because of a combination of bad roads, overcrowding and poor maintenance of vehicles. In May and October last year, over 50 people were killed in two similar crashes in the same district.
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