India, Oct. 29 -- At least five people were booked on Wednesday after a private sleeper bus carrying 45 labourers from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly hit a high-tension line in Rajasthan's Jaipur and caught fire on Tuesday, killing two labourers and injuring six, police said.

The five people who were booked include the owner and driver of the bus, the contractor of the labourers, and two owners of the brick kiln they were heading to.

"The FIR was lodged on Wednesday morning at the Manoharpura police station. Primary investigation found major negligence from all their ends, leading to critical safety lapses in the bus that caused the accident. Further investigation is underway," Manoharpur inspector Bhagwan Sahay said.

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