Thirteen persons were killed and nearly 40 others suffered injuries when a truck crashed into several devotees waiting near a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior city in the wee hours of Sunday, police said.
The incident occurred around 1.30 am on the Sheetlamata Mandir road when the truck driver lost control of the wheels. The vehicle then hit devotees who were standing and sitting there and came to a halt after hitting the temple wall, an official said.
“Thirteen persons were killed near the Sheetlamata Mandir when an uncontrolled truck loaded with paddy hit devotees waiting on the roadside,” Gwalior Superintendent of Police Dharamvir Yadav told.
Nearly 40 others were injured, and the condition of four to five of them was serious, the SP said.
Rescue operations were under way under the supervision of senior officials.