Jaisalmer bus blaze toll rises to 21

A day after a private bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur went up in flames, the toll reached 21 on Wednesday asa 10-year-old boy undergoing treatment at Mahatma Gandhi hospital in Jodhpur succumbed to injuries, officials aware of the details said, adding that so far only two bodies have been identified and handed over to the families after autopsy.

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“The bodies of 79-year-old Hussain Khan from Jaisalmer, and 10-year-old boy, Yunus, were handed over to the families after identification. The remaining 19 bodies are charred beyond recognition and will be identified through DNA testing. The identification process is likely to be completed within 24 hours,” said Mahatma Gandhi Hospital Superintendent Dr Fateh Singh Bhati.