Bus accident leaves at least 30 dead and dozens injured in Indian-controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — At least 30 people have been killed and nearly two dozen injured when a passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway and rolled down a steep slope onto another road in Indian-controlled Kashmir. A civil administrator says the 42-seater bus was on the way to southern Jammu city from Kishtwar town on Wednesday when it veered off the road and fell down about 660 feet (200 meters) on an older road in the mountainous region. Residents and authorities rushed to the accident spot and a rescue operation was launched. The exact cause of the crash was not immediately known. India has some of the highest road death rates in the world.