<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Six people have been killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a tractor-trolley and a speeding truck in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, police said on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>The accident occurred in the Sumirpor area of Pali district, nearly 300 kms from state capital Jaipur late on Friday night.</div><div><br></div><div>The tractor-trolley was carrying pilgrims from Jaisalmer district when the speeding truck coming from the opposite direction crashed into the vehicle at high speed," a police officer told the local media.</div><div>While six of the pilgrims died on the spot in the impact of the collision, those injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital. "The condition of some of the injured is said to be serious," the officer said.</div><div><br></div><div>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office tweeted to express his grief over the tragedy.</div><div><br></div><div>The accident in Pali, Rajasthan is saddening. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. I pray for a speedy recovery of those injured," Modi said.</div><div><br></div><div>"A probe has been ordered into the accident," the police officer said.</div><div><br></div><div>Road accidents are common in India, with one taking place every four minutes. These accidents are often blamed on poor roads, rash driving and scant regard for traffic laws.</div><div><br></div><div>The Indian government's implementation of stricter traffic laws in recent years has failed to rein in accidents, which claim over 100,000 lives every year. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>