Bus falls into gorge, 12 church-goers injured

Shillong: Twelve church-goers were injured when their bus capsized and fell into a gorge in Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills district on Sunday morning.

Rams into a pick-up van

The bus was carrying 27 passengers from Nartiang to attend the Synod in Madur Demthring when it rammed into a pick-up van, turned upside down and fell into the gorge at Moodymnai, the police said. Twelve passengers were admitted to the Jowai Civil Hospital with critical injuries, while the others were released after first-aid.