2 killed, 1 injured as truck rams into house

Two members of a family were killed and another injured today when a truck rammed into a roadside house on NH-106 in Bihar's Madhepura district, a police officer said.
The incident took place at Budhape village under the jurisdiction of Singheshwar police station.
The speeding truck lost control, rammed into a roadside house and killed 25-year-old Sulekha Devi and Shanti Kumari (10), Madhepura Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Sanjay Kumar Nirala said.
While Sulekha Devi and Shanti Kumari died on the spot, another family member received serious injuries, he said.
The injured person was admitted to Sadar hospital, Nirala added.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, he said.

The truck has been impounded even as its driver managed to escape, the SDO said.