Damoh, May 11 (UNI) Three members of family were killed after a speeding truck collided with their motorcycle on the Damoh-Chhatarpur road in this district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, police said.
City Police Superintendent Abhishek Tiwari said that the victims Karodi Patel (45), his wife Yashoda (40) and their daughter Arati (17) were returning to their home at Bamuriya Kishungunj village on a bike after attending a wedding ceremony in village Hatri.
On the way, a speeding truck hit their bike on the Damoh-Chhatarpur road near Ramkuti village in the Dehat police station area.
In this mishap, the husband and wife died on the spot, while their seriously injured daughter Arati was rushed to the district hospital, where she was declared dead by the doctors, he added.
Police reached the accident site and pursued the speeding truck, which was later caught near village Imlai, but the driver managed to flee.
Police have registered a case of accidental death and are conducting an investigation, sources added.
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