Mumbai, Nov 21 (PTI) An octogenarian and his 31-year- old son died in a road accident in Vakola area of Mumbai on Saturday morning, police said.

The senior citizen was run over by a vehicle moments after he and his son fell following their two-wheeler hitting a stationary tempo, an official said.

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"Ravi Mali and his father Shrimani (80), residents of Malad, were going to purchase flowers in Dadar when the incident took place on Western Express Highway. Their two- wheeler hit a tempo. The son sustained serious injuries when he fell, while his father was run over by a speeding car. Both were declared dead on arrival by doctors," he added.

The tempo driver has been booked and a probe has revealed he did not have a licence, the official added.

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