Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- As many as three people were killed and several others injured after a speeding truck lost control and veered onto the footpath, crushing multiple roadside shops on National Highway 16 at Panskura in West Midnapore late yesterday night. According to police and local sources, the goods-laden truck was travelling from Kharagpur towards Kolaghat when it met with the accident near Sidha Bazaar. Witnesses said the truck was moving at such high speed that it broke through iron barricades before ramming into several roadside shops. The impact was so severe that workers and customers inside had no time to escape. Three people were killed on the spot after being run over by the truck, while several others sustained serious injuri...