At least eight people died and six others injured after a speeding truck rammed into a wedding pandal in Halsi area on late Wednesday night.

In this incident, eight people have died on the spot while the injured were admitted in a hospital. The truck driver fled from the spot leaving the truck.

The wedding procession came from Garhi-Bishanpur to Halsi. The incident occurred around 2 am on Thursday.

After the incident, the angry locals demanded compensation and protested regarding the same by putting the dead bodies on Halsi-Sikandara road.

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