Indian bus crash leaves 23 dead

At least 23 people were killed when a bus plunged down a deep gorge in the northern Indian state of Uttaranchal.

Another 13 were injured in the accident, near the hill resort of Nainital on Friday evening.

"It appears that the driver lost control and the bus rolled down into a gorge," after an apparent brake failure, said a local police officer.

Three woman and a child, as well as the driver, were among the dead. Three of the injured are in a serious condition.

According to police, the bus rolled 200 metres ( 500 feet) into the ravine.

Nainital is 200km (125 miles) southeast of Dehradun, the capital of Uttaranchal state.