Girl, two others killed as truck knocks down bike

A four-year-old girl and two others were today killed when the motorbike they were riding on was hit by a truck at Rothiyai near here, police said.

Golu Lodha (20) who was riding the motorbike died on the spot, while pillion riders Kamal Singh Lodha (19) and Purti (4) died at a hospital, the area sub divisional officer of police (SDOP) Anurag Pandey said.

The bodies were handed over to the family members after postmortem, he added.

The truck driver fled from the spot after the incident and police were looking for him.