Fifteen people including 11 army soldiers were killed when the private bus they were travelling in rolled down a deep gorge in the Udhampur district of Jammu Monday afterrnoon.

Dr S P Vaid told rediff.com that the bus was on its way from Mahore from Reasi in Udhampur.

"Rescue and relief teams have reached the spot. Senior police officials to have rushed to the site. Fifteen bodies have been recovered till now," he said.