India, April 20 -- At least 10 people are feared to be dead and several others 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, news agency PTI reported.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said he had spoken to Udhampur Deputy Commissioner Minga Sherpa soon after the incident.

"Just now spoke to DC Udhampur, Minga Sherpa, after learning about a tragic road accident, less than an hour ago, at village Kanote, involving a public transport bus on its way from Ramnagar to Udhampur. The rescu...