India, Sept. 30 -- Three people, including a man and his parents, were killed and 23 others injured when a private bus and a car collided head-on in Rajasthan's Balotra district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident occurred near Bagundi village under Pachpadra police station area around 4pm. Station house officer (SHO) Achalram Dhaka said four people were travelling in the car from Balotra towards Barmer, while the private bus was coming from Barmer towards Balotra. On NH-25, near Bagundi, the two vehicles rammed into each other, he said.

According to the police, the impact of the collision was so severe that a man and his parents, who were travelling in the car, died on the spot. A total of 23 passengers from both vehicles sustained i...