India News | Maha: Three Killed in Motorcycle-truck Collision in Nashik

Nashik, Dec 2 (PTI) Three people were killed when their two-wheeler collided with a truck in Surgana taluka of Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Thursday.

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The accident took place near Suryagad village on Surgana-Umbarthan Road late on Wednesday evening, an official said.

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A truck carrying poultry feed from Surgana collided with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction, he said.

Two-wheeler riders Ganesh Bhaskar Dambale (25), Somnath Bowaji Pawar (40) and Ashwin Pandit Pawar (13), all residents of Khadki (Vanjulpada), were killed on the spot, he said.

A manhunt has been launched for the truck driver who fled the spot and further investigations are underway, the official added.

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