Seven people, three of whom were children, were killed after an 18-wheel truck ran over them while taking a sharp bend in darkness in Jharkhand’s Khunti district.

Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP) Rishabh Garg said that the incident occurred as a few people rushed to the Karra-Torpa main road on Thursday night to rescue a scooter rider who fell into a ditch, and several women and children gathered to watch the incident unfold. “An 18-wheel truck from Torpa ran over them while taking a sharp turn. ,” the SP said.