Three of Family Killed as Container Truck Rams Motorcycle in Nagpur

NAGPUR, Oct 4 : Three members of a family, including a four-year-old boy, were killed and another child seriously injured after a container truck rammed into their motorcycle in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, police said on Sunday.

The accident occurred around 9.15 pm on Saturday near Gawasi Manapur on Wardha Road, under the jurisdiction of the Hingna police station.

According to police, Yogesh Naik (35), his wife Sunita and their two sons were travelling on a motorcycle when a container truck approaching from behind hit their vehicle. The impact threw all four occupants onto the road.

Yogesh, Sunita and their younger son, Gulshan alias Golu (4), sustained severe injuries and died at the spot.

Their elder son, aged six, was seriously injured and was rushed to a hospital in Khapri, where he is undergoing treatment.

Police have registered a case against the truck driver, who fled the scene following the accident. Efforts are underway to trace and apprehend him.