India, Aug. 7 -- A speeding truck allegedly ran over around 10 cows sitting by a road in Sector-18 here early Thursday, killing six and inflicting severe injuries to the others, police said. Following the incident, infuriated locals allegedly set the truck on fire and mobbed the driver. Police and fire brigade teams arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control.

The mob later handed over the truck driver to police.

An FIR has been registered at Old Police Station, and the accused driver - identified as Shahid (50), a resident of Nuh district - has been arrested, police said.

According to eyewitnesses, the cows were sitting along the Old Road in Sector 18 when the speeding truck ran over them. Chaos and cries of distress ...