Ballia (UP), Nov 1 (PTI) A man and his wife were killed when their bike was hit by a pickup vehicle in Amhar village here, police said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred on Tuesday while overtaking a truck. Both Veer Bahadur Ram (22) and his wife Sandhya Devi (20) died on the spot, Additional Superintendent of Police, Mohd Faheem Qureishi said.

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The pickup vehicle's driver Sonu Bharti has been detained and a probe was underway, he said.

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