NEW DELHI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- At least eight workers were killed and 13 others injured Sunday after a speeding car ran them over in the northern Indian state of Punjab, police said.
The incident took place at Alisher village in Sangrur district, about 164 km southwest of Chandigarh, the capital city of Punjab.
"We are being told that the car first struck a motorcycle before turning towards the workers, some of whom were taking a water break by the roadside," a police official said.
According to the police, around 25 workers, several of them women, were hit when the car struck them.
The injured workers were taken to a hospital, where the condition of some is stated to be critical, the police official said.
Following the accident, the driver reportedly abandoned the vehicle and fled from the scene.
Early in the morning, 15 devotees, including several teenagers, were killed and 28 others injured when a speeding truck ploughed into them in the central Indian city of Madhya Pradesh. The devotees had gathered for prayers at a Hindu temple. ■