Thane, March 9 Two auto-rickshaw drivers were killed after an unidentified vehicle collided with their three-wheeler on a highway in Thane district, Maharashtra, on Monday, police said.
The accident occurred on the Mumbai-Nashik highway at Bapgaon, an official said.
He said Rajkumar Gupta (40) and Mahendra Kesarwani (39), both residents of Bhiwandi, were travelling in one auto-rickshaw when a vehicle collided with their three-wheeler from behind.
The two men fell to the road, and the impact left the auto-rickshaw in a mangled state, the official said.
Passersby and motorists rushed the men to a hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival, he said, adding that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
A case has been registered, and CCTV footage from the highway is being examined to identify the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run, the official said.