Jaipur: At least 18 people were killed and around six others injured when a bus carrying passengers rammed into a stationary trailer truck in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district on Sunday, the police said.

The tragic incident occurred near the Matoda area in the Phalodi subdivision, around 160 km from Jodhpur city, when the bus returning from Kolayat in Bikaner collided with a trailer parked by the roadside.

According to police, the bus was carrying pilgrims from the Sursagar area of Jodhpur who were returning home after visiting the Kolayat fair, a religious event held annually in Bikaner district.

"Preliminary investigation suggests that the bus was travelling at high speed and failed to spot the stationary trailer in time due to low visibility in the early morning hours," a senior offic

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