Truck mows down five people sleeping in roadside tent in Kerala

The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious

Thrissur: A truck ploughed into a roadside tent, killing at least five people, including two children, as many persons injured early on Tuesday. The incident occurred when the deceased were sleeping in the tent.

The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.

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The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said. Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.

The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.