Seven killed as speeding truck runs over people in Jharkhand; President, PM express grief
Khunti (Jharkhand), Nov 6 (TNT): Seven people, including four women and three children, were killed and a girl was injured after a speeding trailer truck ran over them on the Karra-Torpa main road in Khunti district late Thursday night, police said.
The accident occurred near Jone-Ludru More under Karra police station limits when a group of women and children had gathered near a culvert to help a scooter rider who had fallen into a bush.
A speeding 18-wheeler trailer coming from the Torpa side ran over the group, killing seven people on the spot.
The injured girl was shifted to Khunti Sadar Hospital for treatment.
The trailer driver and his helper fled the scene after the accident, police said.
President Droupadi Murmu expressed condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed deep anguish over the loss of lives and conveyed his condolences to the families of the deceased.
He prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a post on X.
TNT KM
