Twenty-six students were killed while 34 were injured in a bus accident early Monday morning in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, said local media reports.

The students were returning from a tour in the temple town of Vridavan in Uttar Pradesh, northern India, to Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, said the local TV channel CNN-IBN.

The accident took place at a bridge along the Sawai Madhopur- Dausa border, 162 km from Jaipur, the state capital of Rajasthan, when the bus crashed into a stationary vehicle. The bus fell off from the bridge, said the report.

The students and teachers belonged to a teacher's training institute in Khanpur, said the Press Trust of India.

The injured were rushed to hospitals and at least one student was said to be in critical condition.

Road accident rate in India is among the highest in the world with at least 100,000 being killed each year on the road. Reckless driving and lack of enough traffic law enforcers and guide signs are blamed for the high death rate.