11 killed as truck rams into autorickshaw in Jharkhand

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Gumla (Jharkhand): A speeding truck today ploughed into an autorickshaw on National Highway 43 here, killing 11 people and injuring five, police said.

The incident took place near Palmadipa village under the Bharno police station area around 8:30 pm, they said.

Those traveling in the autorickshaw were returning home in Bharno from a fair on the occasion of Makar Shankranti in Bero in the district.