Eight killed as sand-laden truck overturns in UP

Eight killed as sand-laden truck overturns in UP

PTI | June 12, 2024 | 02:39 PM IST | Accidents, India, Uttar Pradesh | Follow on Google News

Eight killed as sand-laden truck overturns in UP

Eight killed as sand-laden truck overturns in UP

HARDOI (UP): A sand-laden truck overturned on people sleeping outside their house here early Wednesday, leaving eight members of a family dead, police said.

Superintendent of Police Keshav Chadra Goswami said the victims were buried alive under the sand.

Locals tried to remove the sand to rescue the family but in vain. A bulldozer was subsequently called to remove the sand and the bodies recovered.

PTI