Three persons were killed and four injured in Bihar’s Samastipur district when a speeding truck hit them after the driver lost control of the vehicle, police said on Wednesday.
The incident happened on Tuesday night on National Highway 322 in Tiswara village under Sarairanjan police station. Following the incident, angry villagers set the truck on fire.
The deceased have been identified as Rameshwar Sahni, 40, Pramod Thakur, 60, and his son Hare Krishna Thakur, 32.
The driver and the cleaner of the truck, which was on its way to Halai OP from Musrigharari, fled from the spot, police said.