Three people travelling on a motorcycle were killed when their two-wheeler was hit by another vehicle on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Saturday, news agency PTI reported, quoting the police.

The accident occurred at Waghoba Khind in the Dhekale area, under the jurisdiction of Manor Police Station. The impact was so severe that all three riders died on the spot. The driver of the other vehicle fled the scene, the officer added.