At least 12 people were killed on Sunday, 4 November, after a truck rammed a car and a jeep near Mudlana village in Haryana's Sonipat district, PTI reported, citing officials.
"There are 12 casualties as of now. Seven persons have been injured in the accident," Sonipat SP Pratiksha Godara told PTI over phone.
The accident took place around 6 pm on Gohana-Panipat Highway when a truck hit a car, a jeep and a bike. According to media reports, the truck was coming from the wrong side of the road.
The truck driver left his vehicle and fled the spot immediately after the mishap, police said, adding that the truck has been impounded.
The injured were taken to PGI in Khanpur, police said, with the media advisor to CMO Haryana Rajiv Jain saying that they were being given the best possible treatment.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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