Barmer, June 16 -- Four people died on Tuesday after a car collided head-on with a bus near Rajasthan's Patodi village in Balotra district, police said.

The deceased were identified as Udaram (39), Rekharam (35), Jogaram (31) and Vishnaram (29), residents of Koduka village, police said. All four were brothers and worked as construction labourers, travelling to Kalewa village for work.

Police said the severe impact of the accident mangled the car, and the four died on the spot. A motorcycle parked on the roadside was also hit by the bus, however, the rider escaped unhurt.

Police, with the help of local residents, extricated the bodies and shifted them to the mortuary at Patodi Hospital. A case has been registered and an investigation in...