Two persons were killed and as many others injured when a speeding jeep collided with two motorcycles in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Sunday-Monday on the by-pass road near Arvalia turn.
The speeding jeep first crashed into a motorcycle, killing one person and injuring two others standing on the road. It later collided with another motorbike and its rider died on the spot, Eintkhedi police station in-charge Ashish Sapre said.
The deceased have been identified as Mukhtar (40) and Gani (60), both residents of Arvalia area, he said.
The injured persons were admitted to a nearby hospital.
The jeep driver fled from the spot after the accident and efforts were on to nab him, the official said.
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