Maharajganj (UP), Apr 13 (PTI) A 44-year-old man and his teen son were killed in an accident caused by a pickup van hitting their motorcycle on the National Highway - 730 in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Thursday.

Ram Kewal and his 16-year-old son Niteesh Bharti died on the spot, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Sadar) Anuj Kumar Singh said.

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The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, he added.

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