A speeding jeep hit three people standing on a roadside, killing two and injuring one, police said Wednesday.

The incident occurred when two bike-borne men - Vijay Kishor (28) and Ram Ratan (27) - had stopped near Mangrol crossing under the Mania police station area, Additional Superintendent of Police Rajendra Verma said.

Kishor and Ratan died on the spot, he said, adding a person standing on the a roadside was injured in the accident.

The bodies were handed over to the family members after post-mortem and a case has been registered against the jeep driver, Verma added.

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