Jaipur, July 13: France’s day of liberation and emancipation turned into a day of blood bath and anarchy, as a truck driver ran over a crowd of people who were watching fireworks in the French riviera city of Nice on Friday. 84 people were killed and over 150 were injured, An Indian couple, who were vacationing in France, narrated the incident as it occurred and the details with send severe chills down your spine. Newlyweds Aishwarya and Akanksha Singh witnessed the horrors of death and chaos, at the famously romantic Promenade des Anglais. Also Read - Rafale Induction: 'New Chapter in India-France Defence Ties,' Says French Defence Minister in Ambala

According to a report by NDTV, the couple ran for shelter, amongst hundreds of other terrified people along the Promenade, sometimes stumbling upon dead bodies and bloodied victims. They were even separated briefly. They spoke to the English News channel, over the phone from Nice. Aishwarya told NDTV, “We had left the spot just a few minutes before because we were hungry. We went to the McDonalds. We heard screams and shots. People thought there are terrorists and a gunbattle was one.” ALSO READ: Nice Attack: Priyanka Chopra, Karan Johar, Anushka Sharma condemn terror attack in France Also Read - 'Freedom is a Precious Commodity': French Minister Defends Topless Sunbathing After 3 Women Were Asked to Cover Up

He said he saw people running to find cover, inside buildings, even hiding under tables and behind furniture in restaurants, just trying to hide behind whatever they could find. He spoke about the horror of discovering that Akanksha had been separated from him, in the melee. He searched for her frantically, after he realized that she had been swept in a different direction. But luckily, tragedy evaded them that night. “Luckily we found each other. It happened through the night. We ran, hid, then ran again. We were all bundled into a hotel.” Also Read - Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel Greet Each Other With 'Namaste', Video Goes Viral | Watch

Foreign Ministry reached also reached out Aishwarya and Akanksha, through it’s officials in France, after hearing the account of Aishwarya’s mother, that she gave to NDTV Jaipur. MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, “I have seen the story NDTV has run on woman whose kids are stranded in Nice and have passed on the information”. Nice, which is a popular holiday destination, has a sizeable population of Indian residents.

(Story and Image Credits: NDTV)