Toddler among 3 killed as truck hits scooter in UP, drags it for 500 Metres

• The doctors at Bareilly hospital declared the three brought dead
• The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, the police said
• They said that the truck driver fled the spot

Three people, including a toddler, were killed here when a truck hit the scooter they were travelling on and dragged the two-wheeler for nearly 500 meters, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place late on Friday night near the Katra flyover. Ramdeen (40), his sister-in-law Surja Devi (35) and his three-year-old nephew, all residents of Lalpur village under Katra police station, were heading home when their scooter was hit from behind by a truck.

The scooter got entangled with the truck and was dragged for about 500 metres, Superintendent of Police S Anand said. After reaching the spot, the police sent the trio to a hospital in Bareilly for treatment, where doctors declared them brought dead.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, police said, adding that the truck driver fled the scene, leaving his vehicle behind.