India, Oct. 29 -- A 36-year-old man was killed and three others were injured after a speeding car hit two bikes at Chaufatka Bridge under the Cantonment police station in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Wednesday morning, police said.

The car, bearing a Delhi registration number, rammed into the two-wheelers head-on around 8.45 am. The driver fled the scene after the accident, but a portion of the car's number plate broke off.

"The police are searching for the driver based on the car's broken registration number plate found at the scene of the accident," an officer said.

The police suspect the driver had lost control before crashing into the bikes. "The impact was so severe that the bikes were badly damaged," the officer said.

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