Mumbai, Mar 10 (PTI) Two persons were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a state transport bus in Dharavi in central Mumbai, police said Sunday.

The incident happened late Saturday night on the Sion-Bandra road and the bus was speeding, a Dharavi police station official said.

He identified the deceased as Ajay Jaiswal (27) and Mahesh Sharma (48).

Bus driver Parshuram Medhkar (35) has been arrested, he added.

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