Nearly 26 students killed in India bus plunge

INDIA: At least 26 students were killed and 34 injured on Monday when a bus plunged off a bridge into a dry river bed in India's western desert state of Rajasthan, police said.

The bus collided with a stationary vehicle and fell off the bridge, Vikas Kumar, the local police superintendent, told AFP. "All the victims were students from a teachers' training institute," he said.

The bus, which had 62 passengers on board, was returning from Hindu pilgrimage sites in Uttar Pradesh state when the accident occurred.

Jodhpur, Tuesday, AFP