Man, two children run over by speeding bus in Surat

Three members of a family, including two children, were killed after getting hit by a city bus on Dindoli bridge here in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

Yashwant Ponikar, his son Bhavesh (7) and nephew Bhupendra (11) were killed when the motorcycle they were travelling in was hit by a speeding city bus on Dindoli bridge in Gujarat's Surat city, an official said.

Another man, who was injured in the mishap, was rushed to a government hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment, he said.

The deceased children were on their way to a civic school in Navagam when the accident took place, the official said.

A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the police are looking for the driver, who fled the scene after the mishap, he added.