Nagpur, Apr 18 (PTI) Three persons were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding multi-utility vehicle in Narkhed area of Nagpur, police said on Monday.

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Roshan Nandaram Mungbhate (25), Ramchandra Mahadev Nehare (52) and Ranjana Ramchandra Nehare (45) were going past Junona Fukey village on Sunday evening when the accident took place, an official said.

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The MUV's driver, Vinod Hiraman Nehare (25), has been arrested and charged with causing death by negligence as well as rash driving, the Narkhed police station official said.

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