Three killed as car hits motorcycle

Three people were killed when a car hit their motorcycle in the Baldirai area here on Monday, police said.

Vinod Nishad (20), Pusha Devi (36) and Arti (8) died on the spot. Two others -- Vinod's wife Chanda and two-year-old daughter Nancy -- were injured in the incident, they said.

All five were riding on the motorcycle, they added.

The car also fell into a ditch after it hit the two-wheeler, police said.

Station House Officer of Baldirai Prabhakant Tiwari said the bodies have been sent for postmortem A hunt is on for the car driver, who fled the scene of the accident.

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