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Bus plunges from bridge in India, 32 dead

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Sorrow: Indian relatives of passengers try to find out news about a bus accident at Sree Kaleshwari Travels in Hyderabad, India, Saturday. A bus carrying dozens of Hindu pilgrims home from a shrine plunged off a bridge in central India as it was returning from a temple to the city of Hyderabad and 32 passengers were killed. (AP/Mahesh Kumar A)Sorrow: Indian relatives of passengers try to find out news about a bus accident at Sree Kaleshwari Travels in Hyderabad, India, Saturday. A bus carrying dozens of Hindu pilgrims home from a shrine plunged off a bridge in central India as it was returning from a temple to the city of Hyderabad and 32 passengers were killed. (AP/Mahesh Kumar A)A bus carrying dozens of Hindu pilgrims home from a shrine plunged off a bridge in central India and 32 passengers have been killed.

Police say more than 20 people are being treated in a Maharashtra state hospital for injuries.

The bus, run by a private tour company, fell from the bridge in Osmanabad district before dawn Saturday as it was returning from a temple to the city of Hyderabad.

Authorities are working to identify the victims and determine the cause of the accident.