At least 10 people were killed, including four children on Sunday evening when a speeding tanker ran over them in Gainda on the Grand Trunk(GT) Road under Bagodar police station area of this district.
According to the eyewitness, the driver of the vehicle which was coming from the opposite end lost control and hit the crowd of the people participating in immersion of idol of Goddess Saraswati in the area. Police said while eight persons got killed on the spot two others died at the hospital.
The incident has also left at least 20 other injured and condition of some them are said to be critical.