Ahmedabad, May 14 -- At least four persons were charred to death and 10 others were injured after a private sleeper bus caught fire following a collision with an asphalt-laden tanker on the Chotila-Rajkot National Highway in Gujarat's Surendranagar district in the early hours of Thursday, police said.

The bus, operated by Madhuram Travels, was travelling from Ahmedabad to Junagadh with more than 25 passengers on board when it rammed into the tanker from behind near Sangani village in Chotila taluka around 1:30 am. The collision triggered a fire that spread rapidly through the vehicle, gutting it completely.

"The asphalt-laden tanker was moving ahead of the bus when its tyre burst in the middle of the road. Four people have died and 10 o...