At least 19 people were killed and 15 injured yesterday when a bus skidded off a mountain road into a deep gorge in the north Indian state of Uttaranchal, police said.

The accident took place 12 km from the tourist town of Mussoorie, Senior Superintendent of Police P.V.K. Prasad said.

He said all the bodies, including that of a small girl, had been recovered from the mangled bus and the death toll might rise because some of the injured were in serious condition.

Bus crashes are common on Indian roads where traffic rules are poorly enforced and drivers often drive rashly.

On Saturday, 16 people were drowned and nine were feared dead in the western state of Gujarat when a bus fell into a canal after the driver lost control.

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