Speeding truck kills 10 people in UP

A marriage procession was turned into a funeral process when a truck has lost its control. In a bizarre incident that took place in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh, at least 10 people were killed and many others were injured. The truck driver who was trying to save a motor cycle driver, has lost his control and ran over the procession passing nearby. Members of the marriage procession, band players and even those passing by were killed in the accident. The injured were rushed to Sarojini Naidu Medical College in Agra. UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has declared a compensation of Rs two lakh to family members of the deceased, and rupees fifty thousand for those injured.