At least 15 people were killed and three others injured when a Tempo Traveller rammed into a stationary truck on the Bharat Mala Expressway in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur on Sunday (November 2) night.

Phalodi Superintendent of Police Kundan Kanwaria said the victims were returning to Jodhpur after visiting the Kolayat temple, about 220 km away. All those killed were residents of the Phalodi area.

The injured were first taken to a nearby hospital and later shifted to Jodhpur through a green corridor for specialised treatment.

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Deputy Superintendent of Police Achal Singh Deora said the speeding vehicle crashed into the parked truck with such force that it was left completely mangled, trapping several passengers inside

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