Jaipur, Oct 28 || Two people were killed while 12 others suffered burn injuries after a bus carrying labourers came in contact with a high-tension power line in the Manoharpur area, about 50 kilometres from Jaipur, on Tuesday.
According to officials, the labourers were being transported to a brick kiln in Todi village when the accident occurred.
The bus reportedly brushed against an overhead high-tension line, causing an electric current to surge through the vehicle and triggering a fire. Locals rushed to the scene and helped rescue those trapped inside the burning bus.
Eyewitnesses said several passengers sustained severe burns before they could be pulled out.
Villagers claimed they had repeatedly urged the local administration to remove or raise the height of these high-tension lines, but no action had been taken.
Upon receiving information about the incident, Jaipur District Collector Jitendra Soni and senior police officials rushed to the spot.