Gwalior, Oct 18 (V7N)- At least 12 people were killed and 27 others injured after a rice-laden truck crashed into the gate and outer wall of the Shitala Mata temple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, early Sunday.
The accident occurred at around 1:30 am on October 18, when the truck was reportedly travelling from the direction of Chinno.
According to initial reports, the truck broke through a police barricade on a sloping road where heavy vehicles are prohibited. It then struck the temple entrance and outer wall, hitting devotees who were heading to the temple.
Gwalior Senior Superintendent of Police Dharmveer Singh said 39 people were taken to hospital following the accident, of whom 12 died. Five to six of the injured were in critical condition, suffering from broken bones, while the others sustained comparatively minor injuries.
Two police officers who were on duty at the scene were also injured and are receiving treatment at a hospital.
Further details about the circumstances of the accident were not immediately available.
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