Seven people killed as truck runs over crowd in Khunti district
The victims included three children and three women after an 18-wheel truck hit a group on the Karra-Torpa main road.
Seven people, including three children and three women, were killed and one person was injured after an 18-wheel truck ran over a crowd in Jharkhand's Khunti district on Thursday night, according to The New Indian Express.
The incident occurred on the Karra-Torpa main road when people gathered to assist a scooter rider who had fallen into a ditch. Women and children had also assembled at the spot to watch the rescue operation.
Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP) Rishabh Garg told PTI that the truck was coming from Torpa and ran over the group while negotiating a sharp bend. Garg said the driver might not have noticed the people due to the darkness.
Six victims died on the spot, while one person died during treatment, the SP said. The deceased included three women, three children, and one man.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren expressed grief over the accident on X. Soren said the news of the deaths in Karra had deeply saddened him and offered condolences to the bereaved families.