India, Oct. 15 -- At least 20 people were killed and several others injured after a private bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire near Thaiyat village in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district on Tuesday.

Officials said the fire erupted when smoke was noticed emerging from the rear section of the moving bus, which had departed from Jaisalmer around 3 p.m. "The moving bus burst into flames. Casualties have been reported, and the injured have been rushed to the hospital. Rescue operations are ongoing," said Jaisalmer Additional SP Kailash Dhan.

Local villagers and passersby rushed to help passengers before fire and police teams arrived at the site. Jodhpur Police Commissioner Om Prakash Paswan confirmed that 16 injured passengers w...