Two minor students riding a motorcycle were killed on Monday after a truck hit their bike near Nawan village on the Kapurthala-Goindwal road, police said.

The deceased, aged 16 and 13, studied in Class-10 and Class-8, respectively, and hailed from a village in Kapurthala district.

The duo was returning to their village on a motorcycle from Kapurthala when the truck coming from the opposite direction hit the two-wheeler.

Police have registered a case against the truck driver who fled from the spot after the accident, officials said.

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