Bus accident leaves at least 39 dead and 17 injured in Jammu and Kashmir

A passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway killing at least 39 people and injuring 17 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.