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Out-of-control truck kills 13 at Hindu festival in India

IOL · 18 October 2026 at 08:16

Out-of-control truck kills 13 at Hindu festival in India

A speeding truck in India killed 13 people when it ploughed into a crowd at a Hindu festival, officials said on Sunday, with President Droupadi Murmu describing the deaths as " heartbreaking".

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