NEW DELHI: At least 25 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said on Wednesday.

The vehicle was traveling along a treacherous mountain highway in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state on Tuesday night when it careened over an edge and plunged at least 500 meters (1,640 feet) with about 45 people onboard.

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