Father, son killed, 2 hurt as car hits bike

Two members of a family were killed and two others suffered serious injuries when their motorcycle was hit by a car here on Saturday morning, police said.

The four were seriously injured in a collision between the speeding car and the motorcycle near Shivdayal Ganj of Prithviganj town and were rushed to the medical college for treatment. Doctors declared two of them dead, police said.

The deceased were identified as Manoj Singh (39), a resident of Sangipur Pratapgarh, and his son Shivam (8).

Seema (34), wife of Manoj Singh, and their daughter Sapna (10) were injured in the crash, police said.

The car was impounded and its driver was taken into custody. Both the bodies have been sent for post-mortem, they added.