Around 50 people have died... and a dozen others are said to have been injured in northern India.... after a bus fell into a gorge in the Himalayan foothills. <br />Ro Aram reports. <br /> Officials said Sunday that the death toll has now reached at least 48.<br />The 28-seater bus, travelling from Bhoan to Ramnagar, was said to have been overloaded with about 60 people onboard.<br />Officials said the driver had lost control and swerved off the road, eventually plummeting into a 200-meter gorge in the mountainous district of Pauri Garhwal.<br />The impact caused the bus to split in half.<br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his condolences, saying authorities are providing all possible assistance at the accident site.<br /> As of yet it is unclear what caused the crash, but bad weather and a large pothole are being considered possible causes.<br />The chief minister of the state of Uttarakhand said a magisterial inquiry has been ordered.<br />Road accidents are frequent in India, with poorly maintained vehicles, roads and traffic laws, as well as reckless driving.<br />Government data shows that one person is killed every four minutes in traffic accidents.<br />Most of them occur on mountainous roads where there are little to no guard rails. <br /> A tougher new traffic law is yet to pass India's parliament.<br />Ro Aram, Arirang News. <br />
