In a terrible tragedy, ten youths returning from an Army recruitment drive held in Hisar, were crushed to death when a truck ran over their auto rickshaw near Ramrai village in Jind on Tuesday night.
According to the police, all the victims belong to Bura Dahar village in the district.
“At least nine commuters died on the spot. Their identification is yet to be done. Few seriously injured persons have been rushed to a hospital in Jind. The death toll is likely to increase to 10. We are still rescuing commuters from under the damper. The ambulance have been sent to the spot,” an official from Jind police had said.
The police rushed the injured to civil hospital for treatment. The police said that five of the victims are from Buradahar village of district Jind while efforts are being made to identify others.
