Three women were crushed to death on Tuesday by a truck on the Amarwada-Harrai road near here. The unidentified driver fled with the vehicle afterwards. The women were heading towards a forest to collect firewood when the truck ran over them, killing all three on the spot, Amarwada sub-divisional officer of police Neelu Barty said. The deceased were identified as Vaijayanti Daheria (35), Jamila Ali (45) and Rajni Daheria (35). Angry locals staged a road blockade at the spot, Barty added, until the police, after taking possession of the bodies, persuaded them to call the protest off. Harrai police station has registered a case under the IPC and the Motor Vehicles Act against the unidentified truck driver.