Indian bus crash leaves '32 dead'

A bus carrying dozens of Hindu pilgrims home from a shrine plunged off a bridge in central India and killed 32 passengers.

A bus carrying dozens of Hindu pilgrims home from a shrine plunged off a bridge in central India and killed 32 passengers.

Police say more than 20 people are being treated in a Maharashtra state hospital.

The bus, run by a private tour company, fell from the bridge in Osmanabad district before dawn today as it was
returning from a temple in the city of Hyderabad.

Authorities are working to identify the victims and determine the cause of the incident.

AP

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