7 killed as truck crashes into crowd after scooty accident in Jharkhand

Seven people were killed when a speeding truck ran over them in Jharkhand's Khunti district, police said.KHUNTI: At least seven people were killed and one person injured in a road accident in the Karra police station area of Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said.According to Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP), an overspeeding truck ran over several people who had gathered at the spot after a scooty rider met with an accident.The accident took place on the Karra-Torpa main road, within the limits of Karra police station, on Thursday night.Garg said six people died at the spot, while one succumbed to injuries during treatment at a hospital.Of the deceased, three were women, three were children and one was a man, the SP added.(With Agency Inputs)