New Delhi, April 20 -- An overcrowded private bus veered off a steep hillside in Udhampur on Monday, killing at least 21 people while leaving 29 others injured. The vehicle struck an auto-rickshaw before overturning and landing upside down on the road below.

An Indian Army convoy travelling along the winding stretch quickly reached the scene and spearheaded rescue efforts after the driver reportedly lost control while navigating a sharp blind turn near Kagort village in the Ramnagar area around 10 am.

Officials said the bus was negotiating a sharp turn on a hilly stretch when the driver lost control, causing it to tumble down a steep, rocky slope of about 100 feet before coming to rest on a road below.

Deputy Inspector General of Polic...