Father, son duo die in tempo-truck collision in Ballia

A 30-year-old man and his 5-year old son were killed in a road mishap. The vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a speeding truck near Gadhiya Railway in Ballia.

Ballia: Two members of a family were killed when the tempo they were travelling in was hit by a truck near Gadhiya Railway crossing in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

Pradip Rajbhar (30) and his son Roshan (5) were travelling in the tempo when it was hit by the truck under Rasra Kotwali police station area Friday night.

"While the son died on the spot, the father who sustained serious injuries succumbed later in hospital," police added. Both the truck drivers fled the scene leaving their vehicles behind, they added.