Tezpur, Oct 20 Three people, including two minor sisters, were killed after a truck hit their motorcycle in Biswanath district of Assam, officials said on Tuesday.
The accident took place on National Highway-15 near the gate of the Purupbari weekly market in Gohpur on Monday night, a police officer said.
“A 12-wheeler truck, travelling from Gohpur towards Biswanath Chariali, hit the motorcycle they were riding from behind. The two girls and the motorcycle rider, who was their maternal uncle, died on the spot,” he added.
The deceased girls were identified as Hritika Gupta and Kritika Gupta, daughters of Kiran Gupta of Missamari.
Their maternal uncle, Chandan Shah, was also killed in the accident.
The truck driver has fled from the scene. Police have initiated an investigation into the incident, the officer said.
(PTI News)
