PUNE: Two toddlers and a man were killed and six other persons injured after a truck ran over people sleeping on a footpath in Pune area of Maharashtra in the wee hours of Monday, police said.
The incident took place at 12.55am on the footpath in Wagholi area where several persons were sleeping, officials said. The victims comprised labourers and their family members from Amaravati. The labourers had come to Pune a couple of days back in search of jobs, police said.
The truck driver, identified as Gajanan Totre (26), was arrested after the incident and his medical test was being done to ascertain if he was driving under the influence of alcohol, an official said.
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