A moving AC sleeper bus caught fire on the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur Highway in Jaisalmer on Tuesday, and around 20 people are feared dead, while several others have been referred to hospitals in Jodhpur, officials said.

The fire quickly engulfed the vehicle, and according to eyewitnesses, passengers jumped from the moving bus to escape. Jaisalmer District Collector has requested family members of the passengers to come forward to identify the deceased.

Collector Pratap Singh said, “An air-conditioned sleeper bus from a private company was travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur when this incident happened… The district administration has opened a helpline, and I request family members of the passengers to come forward and help identify the dead persons.”

The injured passengers were taken to Jawah

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