NEW DELHI: A speeding truck ran over multiple vehicles and pedestrians before being set ablaze by an angry crowd on Airport Road near Bada Ganpati temple in Indore on Monday evening. Police said at least two people have died, while several others have been rushed to hospitals with injuries.According to officials, the truck was moving from Kalani Nagar towards the Bada Ganpati area when the driver lost control, hitting several two-wheelers and four-wheelers along the stretch. The vehicle caught fire after reaching a bridge. Eyewitnesses said one person was trapped beneath the truck.The truck driver has been arrested and is being interrogated, Additional Police Commissioner Amit Singh confirmed, PTI reported.“Two people have died in the accident, and 11 others are injured. Of them, three to four sustained minor injuries and will be discharged after primary treatment,” said Police Commissioner Santosh Kumar Singh was quoted as saying after visiting a hospital. He added that providing medical aid to the injured was the immediate priority while the cause of the accident is being investigated.Following the incident, crowds gathered at the accident site and hospitals, raising slogans against the police and administration.Protesters alleged that heavy commercial vehicles are not permitted on the busy stretch and questioned how the truck managed to enter despite traffic police deployment at major junctions.Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav later visited a private hospital to meet the injured.