A 16-year-old girl was killed and her father was injured after the two-wheeler they were riding was hit by a tractor involved in transportation of illegally mined sand in Maharashtra's Beed district, police said.

The incident took place at Georai in the district Thursday.

Nikita Ramdas Jadhav, a college student, lost her life in the accident, a police official said.

Nikita, resident of Komalwadi, was heading for a private tuition on her father's two-wheeler, he said.

A speeding tractor-trolley dashed the two-wheeler on a bridge, he said.

Tractor driver fled from the spot after the incident.

Some passers-by informed police and took Nikita and her father to a government-run hospital where she was declared dead on arrival, the police official said.

Her father was shifted to Aurangabad for further treatment.

Investigation revealed that the tractor was being used for carrying illegally mined sand, the official said, adding that further probe was underway.

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