Thane, Jul 9 (PTI) One person was killed and three others injured after they were knocked down by a container truck in Bhiwandi in Thane district, a police official said on Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday night in Khadavali Naka, the Padgha police station official said.

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"Four persons on two motorcycles were having ice cream in front of a roadside food cart. A container truck first hit a four-wheeler and then rammed into the food cart. The four persons were rushed to a hospital where one of them died," he said.

The driver of the container truck escaped and efforts are on to nab him, he added.

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