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Two killed in truck–house collision in Kangra's rakkar area

Kangra, Aug 11 (UNI) Two people, including a 65-year-old woman, were killed early this morning when a speedy truck lost control and rammed into a residential building near Kioh Chowk in the Rakkar area of Kangra district, police said here today.
Dehra Superintendent of Police Mayank Choudhary told UNI that the Rakkar police station received information about the accident at around 7:20 a.m. and a police team rushed to the spot, provided first aid, and took steps to maintain smooth traffic flow.
He said that preliminary investigation revealed that the truck (registration number RJ07GE 4420) was travelling at high speed from Amb towards Nadun when the driver lost control, causing it to crash into a house situated near Kioh Chowk.
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