India, June 4 -- Nine people, returning home after attending a wedding, were killed after a truck laden with cement overturned on their vehicle in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.

The accident took place near an under-construction bridge in Kalyanpura near Bhavpura village. The truck driver fled from the spot after the incident.

The deceased include Mukesh Khaped (40), his wife Savli (35), minor son, daughter, Madhi Bamnia (38), Vijay Bamnia (14), two other minors and Akali Parmar (35).

Two others were injured in the accident, and they are undergoing treatment in a hospital.

According to police, the truck-laden with cement overturned on the Omni van near the under-construction bridge....