NEW DELHI: At least three people including two toddlers died and six others were injured after a dumper truck ran over them while they were sleeping on the footpath in Wagholi Chowk area of Pune city in the wee hours of Monday.
The incident took place at around 12.30am on the footpath in Wagholi area, police said.
The truck driver was detained after the incident.
“There were many people sleeping on the footpath near Kesnand Phata area, most of them labourers. They were run over by a truck, leading to the death of three persons,” a senior police official said.
“We have detained the driver. We are checking if he was under the influence of alcohol. Further investigation is on,” the official said.
The deceased have been identified as Vaibhavi Pawar (1), Vaibhav Pawar (2) and Vishal Pawar (22), the police said.
Six other persons were admitted to the Sassoon General Hospital.
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