India, April 15 -- Two people died and three others got injured after a speeding truck allegedly climbed on a footpath and mowed down people sleeping on it in north Delhi's Kashmere Gate around 2.30am on Monday. The driver fled the spot at the time, but was later arrested, police said.

According to police, the incident took place near Nigambodh Ghat, where many homeless people sleep on the pavement. "The truck, loaded with rice, was travelling from Hamidpur village towards Khari Baoli when the driver allegedly dozed off, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and climb onto the footpath," an officer said.

Five people sleeping there were run over and sustained injuries. Passersby alerted the police, after which PCR vans rushed the vict...