India, Nov. 4 -- Thirteen people were killed and ten injured when a rashly driven dumper truck reportedly ploughed into at least 17 vehicles on Monday afternoon in Jaipur's Harmada area.

Bodies were strewn across the road, mangled cars lined the highway and several motorbikes were crushed under the dumper's wheels following the chain collision that occurred near Loha Mandi.

The driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and ploughed into these vehicles on a 300 metre stretch before crashing into a trailer.

Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma, his deputies Diya Kumari and Premchand Bairwa and former CM Ashok Gehlot expressed grief over the loss of lives. Eyewitnesses described the scene as nothing short of a massacre.

"We saw people...