A 35-year-old man, his son and nephew were killed after their motorcycle collided with a diesel tanker in Chhattisgarh's Korba district on Saturday morning, the police said.
The accident took place under the limits of Katghora police station on Bilaspur-Ambikapur national highway.
The deceased were identified as Pardeshi (first name not known), his son Ramesh (6) and nephew Rajesh (10), residents of Gurudumuda village, a police official said.
They were going to Maheshpur in the district to meet their relatives. As they reached near Chandanpur village, the motorbike collided with a diesel tanker, he said.
Some local persons took them to a nearby hospital where they were declared brought dead.
A case was registered against the tanker driver who drove away from the spot, the official said.
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