Sonbhadra (UP), Oct 3 (PTI) Three, including two minors, were killed after being run over by a truck in a village under the Chopan Police station area of the district on Thursday, police said.

Circle Officer Charu Dwivedi said, "Anshu (27), son of late Shankar, was standing in front of a house near a dhaba in the Salkhan village. Two children, Ansh (6) and Jasvin (4), were playing nearby when a truck travelling at high speed towards Chopan hit them."

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All three individuals were died on the spot, he added.

The truck driver was found to be intoxicated, and the police have taken him in custody.

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The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination and investigations are underway, said the officer.

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