Muzaffarnagar, Apr 2 (PTI) A pregnant woman and her husband died while their 2-year-old daughter was severely injured when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district on Tuesday, police said.

The accident took place under the Jhinjhana police station area.

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Imran (30), his wife Zindi (28), who was eight months pregnant, and their daughter were going to a hospital for her ultrasound when the truck hit their motorcycle on Unn road, said Station House Officer (SHO) Dharmendra Kumar.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination. The victims' daughter has been hospitalised, he said.

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Kumar said a case has been registered against the truck driver, who managed to flee from the spot.

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