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5 Killed After Being Run Over by Truck in India

At least five persons died and five others were injured when a truck ran over them while they were asleep by the roadside in India’s western state of Maharashtra.

The mishap occurred in the early hours of Monday at the Nagpur-Mumbai national highway, near Buldhana district, media report said.

The victims were laborers who were sleeping inside makeshift huts by the roadside. They were working at a service road being constructed in Wadner Bholji village.

While three persons were killed on the spot, two others succumbed to their injuries during treatment at a nearby hospital, a cop was quoted as saying. 

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