Damoh, April 10 Four people, including two brothers, died and five others were injured after a truck collided with a motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday, a police official said.
The incident occurred near the Basa Tarkheda village, about 10 km from the district headquarters, near a temple along the Damoh-Sagar state highway in the evening, Sagar Naka police outpost in charge inspector Vikram Dangi said.
"The truck first hit a motorcycle, killing siblings Jeevan Ahirwar (33) and Suraj Ahirwar (30) on the spot. It then collided with a Bolero, killing two people identified as Raju Choudhary (50) and Dharmendra Sikhaiya (32). Five people were injured and have been hospitalised," he informed.
The truck driver and his assistant fled the scene, and efforts are underway to apprehend them, the official added.