Kanpur (UP) Jul 7 (PTI) A 55-year-old woman and her 29-year-old advocate son were killed on Monday when the bike in which they were travelling was hit by a speeding container truck, said police.

The truck driver, whose identity has not been disclosed so far, attempted to flee after hitting the mother and the son, causing further collisions which left two persons seriously injured before being apprehended by the public, police added.

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The public eventually intervened and detained the driver who was also admitted to the hospital where his condition is said to be serious, officials said.

The victims have been identified as Raghvendra Singh (29), an advocate, and his mother Munni Devi (55), an officer said.

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Raghvendra Singh and his mother were on their way to a relative's house in Fatehpur and had hardly reached near Sarsaul overbridge when the speedy container truck lost control and hit a two-wheeler from behind, said Assistant Commissioner of Police (Chakeri) Abhishek Pandey.

The accident was so deadly that both the mother and the son died on the spot, ACP added.

In a bid to flee after hitting a vehicle, the driver hit a couple of more vehicles including a car and a bike, leaving two more persons seriously injured, the ACP said and added that the investigation has been launched with registration of an FIR on charges of death by rash driving and negligence.

The container truck has been seized, Pandey added.

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