Eleven people including two children were crushed to death and more than 10 seriously injured when a pickup vehicle carrying them collided with a truck late last night near Khamaria village in Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara district in Chhattisgarh.

The tragic incident took place at around 11 pm when the pickup was hit by a truck near school at Khamaria village under Baloda Bazar Police limits. The fatal incident took place when friends and relatives of a Sahu family were returning from a function to their home at Arjuni village. The pickup vehicle carrying them collided with a speeding truck killing 11 people including two kids.

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Ten others who were seriously injured have been admitted in different nearby hospitals while two seriously injured have been referred to Raipur, police said. They were returning from a family function at Khilora village.

Collision between the speeding vehicles was so fierce that the pickup vehicle was flung away and was badly crushed, Balauda Bazar SDOP confirmed.