11 killed in Gujarat as truck hits auto-rickshaw

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Press Trust of India Ahmedabad
Last Updated : Jun 11 2016 | 10:02 PM IST
Eleven persons, including three children and as many women, were today killed when a truck hit an auto-rickshaw in which they were travelling, in Amreli district of Gujarat.
The incident occurred near Chawand village in Lathi tehsil, police said.
While nine persons in the auto-rickshaw died on the spot, two succumbed to the injuries at a government hospital. One of the injured was taken to Rajkot civil hospital.
"The rickshaw was on the way to Chawand village," said Amreli SP R B Barot.
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First Published: Jun 11 2016 | 10:02 PM IST