13 labourers sleeping on footpath killed after truck runs over them in India
ANI/Surat
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All the deceased were labourers from the state of Rajasthan
Thirteen people from Rajasthan were crushed to death by a truck in Surat’s Kosamba late Monday night, police said.
All the deceased were labourers hailing from Banswada district in Rajasthan. During the time of the accident, they were sleeping on a footpath.
“The truck collided with a tractor loaded with sugarcane, after which the driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle and drove it over the pavement,” CM Jadeja, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kamrej Division, Surat, said. Six people, who suffered injuries in the accident, have been hospitalised.
The truck driver and cleaner also suffered injuries. They were also shifted to the hospital for treatment. Total 15 people have died in the accident and few others are in hospital for treatment. The truck driver is under treatment and he will be arrested, said Usha Rada, superintendent of police, Surat.
The group of labourers was from Kusumgadh of Banswara in Rajasthan. They worked as temporary construction labour at a nearby construction site.
The deceased have been identified as Manisha Kela Mahida (19), Vanita Kela Mahida (17), both residents of Vigatpuri in Rajasthan; Rahul Bharji Mahida (19), of Derjar, Madhya Pradesh; Sangita Dilip Vasuniya (27), of Garadakhora, Rajasthan; Champa Valu Panda (16), of Maska; Naresh Valu Panda (25), of Maska, Banswara; Rajila Vikesh Mahida (25), of Kherda; Vikesh Ravji Mahida (27), of Kherda, Banswara; Shakan Rupchand Vasuniya (21), of Garadakhora, Banswara, Mukesh Kela Mahida (25), of Vigatpura; Lila Mukesh Mahida (22), of Vigatpura, daug