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Five burned alive when bus caught fire in Rajasthan

Jaipur: At least five people were burned to death when a bus they were traveling in caught fire after colliding with a trolley at Jodhpur National Highway in the Barmer district on Wednesday, police said.

Dense fumes could be seen coming from the burning vehicle, eyewitnesses said.

Police and firefighters rushed to the scene and efforts were made to extinguish the flames and rescue the passengers.

A survivor told the horror and said the trolley was coming from the wrong side and crashed into the bus carrying 20 to 25 passengers.

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About 10 to 12 passengers were rescued and rushed to hospital.

Officials said the exact number of casualties could only be determined after the fire was extinguished.

Source: Telangana Today

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