Farrukhabad (UP), March 15 Two men and a minor were killed instantly when a speeding dump truck allegedly crashed into the motorcycle they were riding on at a major intersection here early Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred around 1 am at the Nawabganj crossing. The deceased were identified as Pushpendra Kumar (20), Arpit Yadav (18), and Nishu (15), all residents of Kuda Navar in the Naya Gaon area of Etah district.
According to the police, the three were travelling on a motorcycle from Farrukhabad when a dump truck registered in Rajasthan, coming from the Mohammadabad route, hit them.
"The collision was so severe that after hitting the motorcycle, the dump truck crashed into a car parked in front of a shop and uprooted an old tree. The victims were crushed under the wheels of the heavy vehicle and died instantly," a police official said.
Family members told police that the three had left home around 8 pm on Saturday. Police are investigating the exact circumstances of their travel at that time.
Nawabganj SHO Rajiv Kumar reached the spot with a police team, recovered the bodies and sent them for post-mortem examination.
The dump truck driver fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind. A search is underway to apprehend the accused, the police added.