India, April 9 -- One person was killed and five others injured after a high-speed dumper crashed into several vehicles at Lata Mangeshkar Chowk in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on Wednesday.

Dr Manish Shakya, the emergency medical officer at Shri Ram Hospital in Ayodhya, told news agency ANI that the injured have been referred to Raja Dashrath Medical College.

"One person has died in the incident. One patient who has sustained a minor injury is being treated here; the other five who have sustained major injuries have been referred to Raja Dashrath Medical College..." he said.

Raja Babu, who was among those injured in the incident, told the news agency that he escaped after jumping from his vehicle.

"At the Lata Mangeshkar Chowk, a high-spe...