More than 30 people are feared dead after a bus drove off a bridge and plunged into a river below in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Tuesday, local media reported.<br/> <br />The accident happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning.<br/> <br />Local media said the bus was carrying more than 60 passengers from the western coastal state of Goa.<br/> <br />Cranes were brought to the site to help pull the bus from the water, as recovery workers removed victims' bodies.<br/> <br />Police believe some passengers may have leapt from the bus into the river, and search operations for those missing are underway.<br/> <br />Traffic accidents are common in India, where roads are often poorly maintained.<br/> <br />According to India's transport department, thousands of people die each year as a result of accidents caused by reckless or untrained drivers.
