36 People Die, 6 Injured After Overcrowded Bus Crashes in India [Video]

Thirty-six people have died and six people were injured in a bus crash in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Almora district on Monday, Nov. 4, according to the Associated Press, CNN and CBS News.

The bus, which was built to carry 42 passengers but had around 60 people onboard, left Garhwal in the Himalayas for the town of Ramnagar — approximately 120 miles south of Garhwal.

During the drive, the bus lost control, veered off a hilly road and fell into a river about 200 feet below the road, senior state official Deepak Rawat told the AP. Almora district officials reported to the scene and worked to rescue passengers from the overturned bus. 

Several passengers were either thrown out of the vehicle or escaped. Those who survived then alerted authorities about the accident.

According to CBS News, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said emergency crews were “working swiftly to …