Thane, Sep 8 (PTI) A man was killed and a couple suffered injuries after an unidentified vehicle hit them in Dombivli town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.

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The accident took place around 11.30 pm on Wednesday when the couple and their friend came out of their car to examine a tyre puncture, an official from Manpada police station in Dombivli said.

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A speeding unidentified vehicle hit them. The three persons were rushed to a nearby hospital where the couple's friend, Devendra Dand, succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of Thursday, the official said.

The injured persons - a 32-year-old stock broker and his wife - were undergoing treatment.

The police registered a case and efforts were on to trace the offending vehicle and its driver, the official said.

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