As many as 15 people died and two people suffered injuries in a tragic road accident in Rajasthan's Phalodi on Sunday. The deceased hailed from Jodhpur, and they were returning from Bikaner after a pilgrimage, authorities said.

According to authorities, the tempo traveller carrying devotees rammed into a stationary truck near Matoda village on the Bharat Mala Highway on Sunday evening.

"Fifteen passengers died, while two others sustained serious injuries. The injured were first taken to a hospital in Osian for primary treatment and later referred to Jodhpur," Jodhpur Police Commissioner Om Prakash said.

The victims were residents of the Sursagar area in Jodhpur and were returning from the Kolayat temple in Bikaner after offering prayers at the Kapil Muni Ashram, police said.

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