India, Jan. 5 -- At least three people, including an elderly couple, lost their lives while more than a dozen passengers sustained serious injuries after a private sleeper bus overturned on National Highway-325 in Rajasthan's Jalore district late Sunday night. The horrific accident occurred around 11.30pm in the Ahore police station area, between Gawari village and Guda Balotan, when most passengers were asleep.

According to the police, the bus was en route from Sanchore to Karauli via Jalore, Ahore and Jaipur. The vehicle was reportedly moving at a high speed when it rammed into a neem tree on the roadside and overturned. Several passengers broke open window panes to escape.

Ahore SHO Karan Singh said the bus had departed from Sanchore...