5 dead as truck mows down 8 vehicles in eastern India

NEW DELHI, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least five people died and nearly 10 were injured when a truck mowed out eight motorbikes in India's eastern state of Bihar on Sunday, confirmed a local policeman.

The accident occurred in Bihar's Motihari district, on the Motihari-Gopalganj national highway.

The local police nabbed the truck driver after the mishap.

The injured were admitted to a local hospital, and the condition of a couple of them was said to be critical.