New Delhi, Nov 8, 2025

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the tragic Phalodi accident in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district in which at least 15 pilgrims, including four children and 10 women, were killed after a tempo traveller crashed into a stationary trailer truck near Matoda village late last week.

As per the causelist published in the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi will hear the matter titled “In Re: Phalodi Accident” on November 10.

A group of pilgrims from Jodhpur’s Sursagar area were returning from Kolayat in Bikaner when their vehicle rammed into a trailer parked by the roadside.

The impact was so severe that the front portion of the tempo traveller was completely crushed, leaving rescue teams struggling for hours to

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