Haryana: Truck runs over sleeping labourers on KMP expressway; 3 die, 11 seriously injured

Jhajjar: Three labourers were killed and 11 others sustained serious injuries when a coal-loaded truck ran over the sleeping labourers near Aasoda toll plaza on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway in the early hours of Thursday.

The accident occurred when around 18 labourers were sleeping in the open on the roadside after having dinner Wednesday night and a truck loaded with coal ran over them after hitting the barrier put up by the labourers.

Three of them died on the spot while 11 others sustained serious injuries and were rushed to civil hospital in Bahadurgarh town.

Four labourers escaped unhurt. 10 of the critically injured have been referred to PGIMS, Rohtak for treatment. The deceased are yet to be identified.

Sources said the labourers worked for a private contractor and were engaged in road repair works.

A police patrol party requested the labourers to get away from the road but to no avail and the mishap took place in the early hours, sources added. (UNI)