Couple, 6-year-old daughter killed as tipper truck hits moped in Wardha

A couple and their 6-year-old daughter were killed on Friday after their moped was hit by a tipper truck in Wardha district, a police official said.

The incident took place on the Hinganghat stretch of the national highway, he added.

''Gajanan Wankhade (45), his wife Pallavi Wankhade (38) and their daughter Aarohi were coming on a moped from Jangona towards Hinganghat to buy clothes, when a tipper truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into their two-wheeler,'' the official said.

The three were declared dead on arrival by doctors at a nearby hospital, the Hinganghat police station official said.