Kashmir bus plunges into gorge: 28 die

The bus rolled into the 300-feet-deep (90-metre) gorge in the district of Udhampur, 200km south of Srinagar, when the driver lost control while negotiating a sharp mountain bend at the village of Barmeen Ghoudi, a police spokesman said.

"Many of the injured are in critical condition," the spokesman said, adding they were being shifted to Udhampur district hospital.

The bus was travelling to Udhampur from Chenani village on a mountain road that had been recently covered by snow, police said.

Army and paramilitary forces, backed by local police and residents, were also helping transport the injured to hospital.