Sonipat: Two men were killed when a speeding truck hit them after their car broke down on the Panipat–Delhi highway late Tuesday night.Police identified the deceased as Vishal and his brother-in-law Prateek Kumar. Both were in their early 20s. They were returning to Delhi from a food outing in Murthal with Vishal’s brother, Vikas, and three children. The vehicle developed a technical fault near the Bahalgarh flyover around midnight, police said.As Vishal and Prateek were pushing the car from the driver’s side, a truck approaching from behind hit them, police said. The truck driver fled.The three children and Vikas inside the car escaped unhurt.The victims were taken to a govt hospital in Sonipat, where doctors declared them dead. Police said a case had been registered against the unidentified driver.Vishal, a resident of Asthal Colony in Delhi’s Bawana area, was the sixth of seven siblings, four brothers and three sisters. Prateek was also one of five siblings, with two brothers and two sisters.
