India, Oct. 16 -- In a tragic road accident near Sada village under Sindhari police station limits in Balotra, four friends were burnt alive after their Scorpio collided head-on with a trailer and caught fire. The mishap occurred around midnight on the Mega Highway on Wednesday. One person sustained serious injuries and was rushed to hospital.

This is the second major fire-related road tragedy in the Jodhpur region within a week. Earlier on Monday in Jaisalmer, an AC sleeper bus carrying 57 passengers caught fire, killing 19 people on the spot and leaving 16 others with severe burns. Two more later succumbed to their injuries during treatment.

According to police, the five youths from Dabad village in Gudamalani were returning home from...