15 laborers sleeping near the pavement along the roadwere mowed down by a truck in Gurjarat's Surat early in the morning.
While 12 of the laborers died on the spot, three were rushedto a nearby hospital however, they succumbed their injuries during treatment atthe hospital.
CM Jadega, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Kamrejdivision in Surat was quoted by ANI as, "A truck collided with a tractorloaded with sugarcane after which the truck driver lost control of the vehicleand drove it over the pavement where the labourers were sleeping."
The deceased belonged to Banswada district in Rajasthan.
Prime Minister Modi tweeted after the incident. He wrote,"The loss of lives due to a truck accident in Surat is tragic. My thoughtsare with the bereaved families. Praying that the injured recover at theearliest."