2 dead as truck hits their motorbike

Ballia (UP): Two persons were killed when their motorbike was hit by a truck in Chitbadgaon area here, police said Thursday.

The incident took place Wednesday when Dharmendra Rai (45) and Vinod (38) were going somewhere on their bike which was hit by the truck, police said.

Both of them died on the spot, they said.

An FIR has been lodged and a manhunt launched to nab the accused truck driver.