Samastipur (Bihar): Four persons, including two children, were killed when a pipe-laden truck overturned and fell on them on NH-28 in Samastipur district, a police officer said.

The accident took place near the Cold Storage Chowk under Tajpur police station area when the truck driver hurriedly applied brakes upon seeing a tractor in front of his vehicle. The truck overturned and fell on the four persons who were walking on the road, Superintendent of Police Nawal Kishore Singh said.