At least 36 dead in northern India after overcrowded bus skids into deep gorge

This handout photograph taken and released on Nov. 4, 2024, by the Department of Information and Public Relations Uttarakhand shows people at the site of a bus accident, after it fell into a gorge at Almora district in India's Uttarakhand state.

A poorly maintained and overcrowded bus veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in northern India on Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring several others, officials said.