India, Aug. 4 -- Three persons, including two sisters, were killed and 15 injured after a speeding trailer truck collided with a mini-bus in Rajasthan's Churu district on Monday afternoon, police said.

The accident occurred on National Highway-58 under the Sujangarh Sadar police station limits when the trailer truck rammed into the oncoming Traveller, they said.

According to the police, around 20 people, including four children, were travelling in the vehicle. All occupants were residents of Kolkata in West Bengal and were on a religious trip towards Pushkar.

The deceased have been identified as Sushila Sahu (70), wife of Gangaprasad Sahu; Urmila Sahu (65), wife of Chhotelal Sahu; and Anandi Kahar (16), daughter of Utpal Kahar. Sushila...