Maharajganj (UP), February 8 A 58-year-old man and his son died after their motorcycle collided head-on with a speeding truck in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred in Harpur Pakri village on the Siswa-Ghughuli road, they said.
Kothibhar SHO Dharmendra Singh said that Raju Ravnihar and his son, Harish Chandra Ravnihar (28), residents of Amarpurwa village, were riding on a motorcycle when it collided head-on with a speeding truck.
The injured men were taken to a private hospital, where they were pronounced dead, he added, noting that the truck driver fled after abandoning his vehicle.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, the SHO said.
