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June 21, New Delhi  – At least 20 people were killed and 35 others injured, some of them critically, on Thursday after a bus carrying them fell into a 500-feet gorge in northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, officials said.

The accident took place in mountainous Banjar area of Kullu district, about 168 km north of Shimla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh.”Today a bus carrying passengers fell into a deep gorge at village Banjar here. At least 20 people were killed and 35 others injured in the accident,” Akshay Sood, additional district magistrate Kullu told Xinhua.

The rescue efforts are going on in the area and injured were taken to hospitals.”According to officials, the death toll is likely to increase for critical conditions of some of the injured.

Deadly road accidents are common in India due to overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving. Officials say an average of over 400 deaths take place everyday in India due to road accidents.