Rajkot, March 4 Four people were killed after a truck collided with an auto-rickshaw in the Rajkot district of Gujarat, police said on Wednesday.
The accident occurred on Tuesday night in the Metoda GIDC area, according to Superintendent of Police Vijaysinh Gurjar.
"Three people died on the spot, while another seriously injured person was declared dead at the civil hospital," he told reporters.
The truck driver, identified as Bansibharti Goswami, who fled after the accident, was arrested within hours.
The deceased have been identified as Vijay Gangadiya and his brother Vishal Gangadiya, both natives of Surendranagar who were working as painters in the GIDC area, auto-rickshaw driver Sameer Varaniya, and an unidentified passenger.
Police have registered a case and are conducting an investigation.