At least 20 people were killed after a Jodhpur-bound private bus carrying 57 passengers caught fire near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Around 16 others were injured.

The bus left from Jaisalmer around 3 pm. On the way, the driver noticed smoke from the rear and stopped the vehicle on the roadside. It immediately caught fire and burst into flames with passengers trapped inside.

VIDEO | Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma ( @BhajanlalBjp ) reached the spot where a private bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire on Tuesday, critically injuring 16 people, while some are feared dead.

(Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/n147TvrpG7 )… pic.twitter.com/2Zc1rlownU — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 14, 2025

Local residents rushed to the rescue of the trapped passenge

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