Budaun (UP), Nov 12 (PTI) A 42-year-old man and his 14-year-old son were killed while his wife sustained serious injuries

Budaun (UP), Nov 12 (PTI) A 42-year-old man and his 14-year-old son were killed while his wife sustained serious injuries

Budaun (UP), Nov 12 (PTI) A 42-year-old man and his 14-year-old son were killed while his wife sustained serious injuries

     Budaun (UP), Nov 12 (PTI) A 42-year-old man and his 14-year-old son were killed while his wife sustained serious injuries after a speeding truck rammed their motorcycle in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun district on Thursday, police said.

     The accident took place around 3.30 am near the ARTO crossing under the Civil Lines police station area when the family was returning to their village after celebrating Bhai Dooj at a relative's house, they said.

     The deceased were identified as Bhagwandas, a resident of Katiya village under the Mujaria police station area, and his son Ashish. His wife, Kamlesh, sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the Government Medical College in Budaun, where her condition remains critical.

     According to police, Bhagwandas had gone to his in-laws' house in Darbaunagar village under the Kunwargaon police station area along with his wife and son to celebrate Bhai Dooj.

     While the family was returning home on a motorcycle, a speeding truck hit their vehicle from behind near the ARTO crossing.

     The impact threw Bhagwandas and his son under the truck, and its wheels ran over them, killing both on the spot, police said.

     Personnel from Dial 112 reached the spot and rushed the injured woman to the Government Medical College for treatment.

     City Circle Officer Sumedh Milind Jadhav said the truck driver fled the spot after the accident and efforts were underway to trace him.

     Both the truck and the motorcycle have been seized and kept at the Shekhupur police outpost, police added.

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