Jodhpur: At least 15 people were killed and three others injured after a tempo traveller crashed into a parked truck on the Bharat Mala Expressway in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur on Sunday night.

The victims were returning to Jodhpur after visiting the Kolayat temple in Bikaner, informed Phalodi Superintendent of Police Kundan Kanwaria. All of them were residents of Jodhpur’s Phalodi area. ADVERTISEMENT

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Achal Singh Deora, the speeding tempo traveller rammed into a stationary truck on the roadside. Such was the impact that it left the vehicle completely mangled, trapping several passengers inside the wreckage.

Local residents and motorists passing by were the first to respond as they tried to retrieve the bodies and assist the injured.

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