At least eight people were killed and more than 24 injured after a passenger bus rammed into a truck and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa district early Wednesday, police said.
The accident occurred near Dhanawda under the Kolwa police station limits.
Dausa Superintendent of Police Piyush Dixit told PTI that five victims were charred to death in the fire, while two others died of severe head injuries, while one succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital.
"The bus was travelling from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand to Indore in Madhya Pradesh when it collided with a truck moving ahead of it on the expressway," he said.
The bus was operated by Hans Travels of Indore, police said.
The collision triggered a massive fire that engulfed both vehicles, causing panic among the passengers.
The injured were rescued and taken to the Dausa District Hospital for treatment.
Police, fire brigade personnel and local administration teams rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations. The fire was later brought under control.
(With inputs from PTI)