Medininagar, Nov 29 (PTI) Two siblings were killed when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Wednesday, police said.

The two brothers - Sanju Giri (35) and Arvind Giri (40) of Dhangaon village were on their way to a court in the district headquarters town of Medininagar when a speeding truck hit their bike from behind near Rajwadih village, killing one in the spot while the other was dragged about a kilometre away from the accident spot, they said.

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Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Medininagar) Surjeet Kumar said a hunt was on to track the killer truck. He said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem in Medinirai Medical College and Hospital, Medininagar.

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