Five killed, 12 injured as truck ploughs into marriage party

Dehra Dun, Mar 10 (UNI) Five people, including two women, were killed and 12 others injured when a truck ploughed into a marriage party last night.

According to the police sources, people were dancing in front of the house of one Shivram on the eve of his marriage when a speedy truck rammed into them at around 2200 hrs, killing the five, including two women and the groom's father, and injuring others.

The injured have been admitted to the Government Hospital, the sources added.

The truck driver fled from the site and police have launched a hunt for him.

UNI