Ballia (UP), Jun 8 (PTI) A man and his mother were killed when their motorcycle was allegedly hit by a car here, police said on Saturday.

According to the police, Jaynath Yadav (22) and his mother Vidhyavati Devi (54) were travelling on a motorcycle when a car hit it in the Hardi police station area of the district killing them on the spot.

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"The duo were killed on the spot. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem. Efforts are on to arrest the accused car driver," Station House Officer (SHO) Adarsh Srivastav said.

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