India, April 20 -- At least 20 people were killed and 36 were injured after a passenger bus rolled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Monday.

The accident took place near Kanote village when the bus, travelling from Ramnagar to Udhampur, lost control and plunged into a gorge. Rescue operations were launched immediately by local authorities.

The bus was taking a sharp curve on a hilly road when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to roll down a steep, rocky slope of around 100 feet before landing on a lower road.

DIG Udhampur-Reasi range Shiv Kumar Sharma said the driver lost control while taking a sharp curve, and the bus subsequently hit an auto-rickshaw on a lower road, injuring those inside.

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