11 killed after truck hits three-wheeler, crushes car in UP

Press Trust of India, Firozabad, Jan 8 2018, 0:57 IST

In a freak accident, at least 11 people were killed on Sunday after a speeding truck hit a three-wheeler and took a tumble, crushing a car and some passersby.

Those who were killed include two women, six men, two children and a youth.

The incident took place around 4 pm when the truck, on its way to Kanpur from Agra, lost balance while taking a sharp turn on a busy national highway and hit a three-wheeler. It then took a tumble, crushing a car and passersby, police said.

A JCB machine was used to remove the debris and pull out the bodies.

The truck driver is absconding.

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