Eight people, including two children, died, and eight others were seriously injured after a truck a speeding truck hit an auto-rickshaw in Rayagada district of Odisha on Tuesday.
According to reports, 16 people were on their way to Kotapeta village after taking a darshan of Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.
Six people died on the spot while two others are in critical conditions and have been taken to a district headquarters hospital at Rayagada.
The condition of those who were injured is stated to be critical as well.
