Nagpur, May 4 (PTI) Three persons were killed and one was injured after a speeding mini truck rammed into a scooter and then collided with a truck in Nagpur city on Sunday afternoon, police said.

The incident took place at New Katol Naka around 3 pm when the driver of the mini truck was trying to overtake another vehicle, an official said.

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Those who lost their lives have been identified as Ramesh Dehankar (52), Roshan Tekam (25), both from Kalmeshwar tehsil of Nagpur district, and Ramakrishna Mansaram (25), a resident of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh.

The mini truck crashed into the scooter, seriously injuring the rider, who is being treated at Mayo Hospital. It then collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction.

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An official from Gittikhadan police station said that the deceased, who were travelling on the mini truck, were returning to Kalmeshwar after selling vegetables at Kalamna Market.

A case has been registered, and the mini truck driver has been arrested, the official added.

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