Representative image showing a bike accident.
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Kota, Rajasthan: A 32-year-old man and his two children were killed, while his wife was injured after a speeding truck hit their motorcycle from behind here on Sunday afternoon, police said.
The accident took place around 2.30 pm in front of the Sri Ram factory under the Udhyog Nagar police station limits, when the family was on its way to attend a function in the Kanswa area, they said.
The deceased were identified as Karishan Kahar (32), a resident of Ranpur police station area in Kota city, his three-year-old daughter Yashashvi, and his four-month-old son Parth. Karishan's wife Jyoti was critically injured and is undergoing treatment at a hospital, Circle Inspector Jitendra Singh said.
According to police, the truck hit the motorcycle from behind, killing the two children on the spot. Kahar succumbed to injuries shortly after being taken to a hospital.
The bodies have been kept in the hospital mortuary for post-mortem, police said.
The truck driver fled the scene after the accident. However, the vehicle has been seized, and efforts are underway to trace the accused, they added.