Balotra, Feb. 27 -- Six people died after a sleeper bus collided with an oncoming trailer in Rajasthan's Balotra on National Highway 25 in Sarwadi village, officials said on Friday.

The death toll is expected to rise.

According to the police, the impact was so severe that the driver's side of the bus was damaged. Bodies were seen hanging from the bus. Two brothers, aged 3 and 6, were beheaded. The accident caused chaos on the highway, with long queues of vehicles forming on both sides.

Upon receiving the information, the police from Pachpadra and Kalyanpur police stations arrived at the scene and began rescue operations. The injured were transported to the nearest hospital by ambulance. The bodies were kept in the mortuary at Nahata Ho...