Overview
- Police said a tempo traveller carrying devotees from Kolayat to Jodhpur rammed a stationary trailer near Matoda on the Bharatmala Highway on Sunday evening.
- All victims were from Jodhpur’s Sursagar area, with women and children among the dead, and two survivors were transferred to Jodhpur hospitals via a green corridor.
- Rescue teams of police, SDRF, and local residents extricated passengers from the mangled vehicle, and the bodies were placed at the Osian government hospital mortuary.
- The Prime Minister’s Office announced ex-gratia payments of ₹2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured.
- Some outlets reported higher fatalities of up to 18, but police maintained 15 deaths as the probe continues, including checks on vehicle speed, visibility conditions, and parking practices near dhabas.