The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the tragic highway accident in Rajasthan's Phalodi which left atleast 15 people dead after a tempo traveler slammed into a stationary truck on November 2.

The matter is listed before a bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi for hearing on November 10. It has been registered as a public interest litigation.

Reportedly, at the time of the accident, the tempo was carrying women and children from Jodhpur, who had gone on a pilgrimage to Bikaner. On its way back to Jodhpur in the evening, the tempo rammed into a stationary truck parked infront of an eatery at the Bharatmala highway. This truck was carrying construction material. As such, the collision had a very severe impact.

Statedly, the tempo was speeding and attempting to o

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