Jaipur, Oct. 24 -- Three people were killed and 19 others injured after a minibus, commonly known as a traveller, collided with a trailer on National Highway-48 (NH-48) in Bagru, Rajasthan, in the early hours of Saturday, police said.

According to investigating officer Lalaram, the police received information about the accident from Police Mitra at around 2 am. He immediately alerted the patrol unit and reached the spot, where he found the damaged vehicles, debris scattered across the road and a massive traffic jam following the collision.

The accident occurred when the minibus attempted to overtake another vehicle and collided with it, the police officer said. The driver was not found at the scene. Passengers told police that he had ju...