Howrah, Feb 12 (PTI) Two persons were killed as their motorcycle hit the divider of a national highway in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday, following which they were run over by a truck, police said.

The accident happened around 10 am on NH-16 near Birshibpur in Uluberia police station area on the Kolkata-bound flank, they said.

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The deceased were identified as Rishav Singh (18) and Manas Kumar Bera (17), police said.

They were heading to Uluberia from Santoshpur Berapara in Bagnan when the accident happened.

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Both of them died on the spot, while the truck fled the scene, police said.

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