Patna, Feb 2 Two persons travelling on a motorcycle were killed after a speeding truck overturned and fell on them in Bihar's Samastipur district on Thursday, the police said.
Following the accident the locals set the truck on fire and also damaged a police van as well.
The accident took place at Dalsinghsarai block on NH-28.
The locals claimed that the truck laden with stone chips was travelling at a high speed and the driver of the vehicle lost control over it. As a result, the truck overturned and fell on the two persons travelling on the bike.
The driver and helper of the truck fled from the spot and left the vehicle.
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