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ACCIDENT-INDIA
NEW DELHI, June 23, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – At least five people have been
killed and two others injured after a truck fell on a car in the northern
Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday.
The accident occurred in the state’s Unnao district, some 65 km from
capital Lucknow.
“The truck driver lost control of the speeding vehicle and overturned on
the car carrying seven people, including four members of a family, late
Friday night,” a police official said.
The car was crushed under the truck, killing five people on the spot, he
said, adding that the injured have been admitted to a local hospital. “They
are battling for their lives,” he said.
Eye-witnesses told cops that the sand-ladden truck was travelling at high
speed that eventually led to the fatal accident.
“A probe has been ordered into the incident,” the official said. “A manhunt
has been launched to nab the truck driver who has been booked for rash and
negligent driving,” he added.
India has one of the highest numbers of road fatalities in the world. Road
accidents occur mostly due to poor driving or badly maintained roads and
vehicles.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1451 hrs