Two brothers were among four killed in a road mishap when a truck first hit the brothers’ motorcycle and then an SUV on the Damoh-Sagar state highway in Madhya Pradesh on Friday evening.
As per the police, the mishap occurred near Basa Tarkheda village.
Sagar Naka police outpost in-charge Inspector Vikram Dangi said the truck first hit a motorcycle and then collided with a Bolero, leaving both vehicles badly damaged.
He said that two brothers on the motorcycle were killed on the spot. They were identified as Jeevan Ahirwar (33), and his younger brother Suraj (30).
The truck then hit a Bolero jeep. Two of the Bolero occupants identified as Raju Choudhary (50), and Dharmendra Sikhaiya (32) were killed. Both were residents of Damoh.
Five other persons sustained minor injuries in the accident.
The official said that the truck driver and conductor fled the scene after the incident, and a case has been registered while efforts are underway to trace them.