Silchar, March 23 -- Seven people, including a child, were killed when an ambulance collided head-on with a truck on National Highway-15 near Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur, Assam on Sunday evening, police said on Monday, adding that the truck driver is on the run.

The accident took place at 8pm near the Rabartola-Alichinga area, when the ambulance, carrying a patient and family members from Tulip Tea Estate, was on its way to Tezpur Medical College and Hospital.

Six people were killed on the spot, while two others were taken to the Dhekiajuli Community Health Centre. One of them later died during treatment, said Sonitpur senior superintendent of police Barun Purkayastha.

"Our team reached the spot immediately and all injured people were shift...