Shillong: Twelve people died on the spot and four succumbed to their injuries in hospital as a truck hit in the concrete barricade of a road in West Khasi Hills.
More than 50 people were critically injured in the accident in Jdohkroh village, near Nongstoin, the district headquarters of West Khasi Hills.
The police chief of West Khasi Hills Sylvester Nongtnger said the dead included nine were women and a 13-year-old girl, driver and helper of the truck admitted to the Shillong Civil Hospital.
Reason behind the accident was over speeding and Police is investigating about the mishap.