The driver of the truck was absconding (Representational Image)
At least 10 people were today killed and one was critically injured after a speeding truck hit a three-wheeler, crushing a car and some passers-by in UP's Firozabad, police said.
The accident took place around 4 pm when the truck, travelling from Agra to Kanpur, lost its balance after taking a sharp right turn on the busy national highway and hit and fell on a three-wheeler, a car and some passers-by, Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar told PTI.
The police officer said that the number of deaths might rise. He added that the critically injured person was admitted to a hospital and might be referred to Agra.
The driver of the truck was absconding, police said, adding that further investigation was on.