Bus carrying Russian tourists falls into north Indian river, at least 2 killed

NEW DELHI – Police say a bus carrying 14 Russian tourists plunged into a mountain river in northern India, and at least two people were killed.

A police officer speaking on condition of anonymity said the bus was taking the tourists to the Hindu temple town of Gangotri on Tuesday when it fell off a mountain road and plunged into the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand state.

The officer said at least two people died in the accident near the village of Dharali. A third person was missing and believed to have been swept downstream.

Eleven injured tourists were taken by helicopter to a hospital in Dehradun. Their conditions were unclear.