ROHTAK, Oct. 17 -- Two people, including a 20-year-old NEET aspirant, were killed and 12 others injured after a crowded private bus overturned near Prem Nagar village in Haryana's Bhiwani district on Friday evening, police said.

The private bus was travelling from Bhiwani to Hansi when the accident occurred around 5.30 pm near a power house at Prem Nagar. According to passengers, the driver allegedly accelerated instead of stopping when a student sought to get off at the village chowk. The bus reportedly went out of control after jumping over a speed breaker, hit a divider and overturned.

The deceased have been identified as Mohit, 20, a resident of Prem Nagar, and a man from Lohari Jatu village. The identity of the second victim is yet...