Elderly man, minor girl killed in mishap

A 62-year-old man and a minor girl were killed when a truck hit the bike they were travelling on at Raespur village in Saidpur area here, police said today.

Ramkaran Gupta was travelling with Manji Devi and her grand daughter Palak (4) when the incident happened.

Both Gupta and Palak died on the spot while Manji was rushed to the hospital, where her condition was stated to be stable, police said.

Police said they are trying to arrest the truck driver.