In a freak accident, three members of a marriage party, including a minor girl, were killed when they came under the wheels of a truck when it automatically started moving on a slope, near Pipliya village about 45 away from the district headquarters, police said today.
Seven others were also injured in the incident that took place last night when the marriage party which arrived on the same truck got down near Pipliya village and started dancing in the light of the truck headlamps.
"The driver of the truck also joined them in the jig. But just when they were enjoying, somebody started the truck, which then automatically started moving forward without being driven by anybody," police said.
In the process, three persons- Sugrabai (50), Chamabai (50) and Roshni (14) came under its wheels and were killed on the spot, police said.
The injured persons, including the groom, were admitted in a hospital in Mhow town.
