Firozabad, UP, Nov 16 : Seven labourers died on the spot and three others were injured when a speeding truck ran over the group returning home after work on National Highway2 near Rasoolpur here on Thursday night.
The labourers were waiting for a vehicle on the roadside to return home when the mishap took place. The truck driver absconded.
The truck after hitting the labourers rammed into a road divider, police said.
Thousands of labourers collected at the spot and tried to set fire to the truck.