Nagpur, Dec 12 (PTI) A 27-year-old man died after his motorcycle was hit by a truck on Wardha road in Nagpur, a police official said on Monday.

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Deceased Nikesh Kosre and three friends were travelling on two motorcycles when the truck, which allegedly was being driven rashly, hit one of the two-wheelers at Y Point on Wardha Road, the Beltarodi police station official said.

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"Kosre was seriously injured and succumbed to injuries in a nearby hospital. His friend on the motorcycle is critical," he said.

The truck driver fled from the spot and efforts are on to nab him, he added.

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