India, Nov. 19 -- Six people travelling in an auto-rickshaw sustained injuries after their vehicle rear-ended a truck in a service lane adjacent to the National Highway - 9 near Friends Colony early Tuesday, said the Ghaziabad police.

"The incident took place on the Ghaziabad-Pilkhuwa carriageway of the service lane around 5am when the auto was at speed. The auto driver could not spot the truck moving ahead of it and his vehicle crashed into the rear of the truck and got damaged. All six, including the auto driver, suffered injuries. Police rushed them to the hospital," said station house officer (Masuri police station) Ajay Kumar.

Identifying the injured, police said the auto driver, Mohammad Intezarm, 32, is from Bhoorgarhi near Masur...