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

The incident 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.

Officials said the vehicle took a sharp curve on a hilly road when the driver lost control, leading to the bus rolling down a steep, rocky slope of around 100 feet before landing on a lower road.

DIG Udhampur-Reasi range Shiv Kumar Sharma said the bus, after losing control on the curve, also hit an auto-rickshaw on the lower road, injuring those inside.

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