NEW DELHI - At least 10 people were killed and 15 others injured in a road mishap in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand late Sunday night, a police official said Monday.

"The mishap happened when a truck ran over a group of people who were part of an idol immersion procession in the state's Giridih district," he said, on condition of anonymity.

While 10 people, mostly teenagers and children, were killed on the spot, those injured have been admitted to a local hospital where the condition of some are said to be serious, the official said.

Though eye-witnesses told the police that the driver of the speeding vehicle caused the accident after losing control, a probe has been ordered into the incident.

The state government has announced a compensation of one lakh rupees ($1,800) for the families of each of those killed.