Pilibhit (UP), Nov 3 (PTI) An advocate was killed on Friday morning after his motorcycle was hit by a truck the in Sungarhi area here, police said.

Akash Verma (30) was going to court when a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction hit his bike near JP Hotel on Assam Road here, killing him on the spot, Inspector of Sungarhi police station Sanjeev Shukla said.

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Police have sent the body for post-mortem, Shukla said.

The accident led to a traffic jam on the highway, which was later cleared by the police and traffic was restored after some time, he added.

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