In Kerala, four persons including two women were killed when a State Road Transport Corporation bus lost control and plunged into a gorge at Pullupara in Idukki district this morning.

Several persons injured in the mishap have been admitted to a hospital at Mundakkayam. The bus was carrying a group of tourists from Mavelikkara, who were returning from a trip to Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.

Brake failure is believed to have caused the accident.