India News | U'khand: Three Killed as Truck Rams into Tents

Rishikesh (U'khand), Oct 23 (PTI) Three people, including a minor, were killed as a speeding truck rammed into a row of tents, police said on Friday.

The incident occurred on Rishikesh-Dehradun road at around 10 pm on Thursday, killing two persons on the spot and leaving two others injured, Rishikesh Kotwali SHO Ritesh Shah said.

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The injured, who were from a nomadic community, were rushed by the police to AIIMS, Rishikesh where a 15-year-old boy succumbed to injuries during treatment, he said.

One of the injured is still under treatment, Shah said.

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The truck driver has been taken into custody and the vehicle seized, he said.

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