One killed, 3 injured as truck runs over them

One person was killed and three others were seriously injured after a truck ran over them while they were sleeping along the roadside under Pachperwa police station area here today.

The deceased has been identified as Rizwan, police said, adding, the three injured persons have been admitted to Memorial Hospital here and later referred to Trauma center Lucknow.

All of them were residents of Shankarpur Kalan village. They were sleeping on the road when a truck coming from Barhni side ran over them, they said.

The truck has been seized and the matter is being investigated, police added.