Two persons were died and two others injured when a truck hit two motorcycles on NH 75 near Akalwani village around 8 km far from district headquarter on Monday, police said.
The accident took place at around 10 am when the truck first hit a motorcycle on which two persons died in the mishap. The deceased were identified as Suresh Ram (30) and Dinesh Singh (43). Suresh died on the spot while Dinesh died during treatment in Garhwa hospital.
The truck later hit another motorcycle carrying two persons, causing injury.
Both injured were undergoing treatment in Garhwa hospital. Officer in-charge Meral Rameshwer Upadhyay said, "The truck driver fled from the spot after the mishap. A case has been registered in this regard and further investigations are on.”