Scores die in India bus crash

At least 29 people have died after a bus they were travelling in went off an expressway in the Northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

The crash happened early on Monday near the city of Agra, 336km from the state capital, Lucknow.

Reports showed that the driver fell asleep and lost control of the double-decker bus before it went off a highway and plunged into a drain below.

The bus was carrying about 50 people and travelling from Lucknow to the Indian capital, Delhi.

Locals rushed to the spot to help and rescued 20 injured passengers.