At least 15 persons, including 10 women and four children, died and two others were injured when a Tempo Traveller rammed into a stationary trailer truck in Rajasthan’s Phalodi area on Sunday evening, the police said.

The incident occurred near Matoda village on the Bharat Mala Highway when the tempo traveller was carrying devotees from Bikaner’s Kolayat temple to Jodhpur, said Jodhpur Police Commissioner Om Prakash.

“Fifteen passengers died on the spot, while two women sustained serious injuries. The injured were first taken to a hospital in Osian and later referred to Jodhpur,” the officer said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the incident and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the PM’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of each decea

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