Silchar, April 26 -- Three women, all in their 20s, were killed early Sunday morning after a speeding truck allegedly rammed into their vehicle in Guwahati's Mathgharia area, police said.

According to police officers, the women were travelling in a Swift Dzire car coming from the Gitanagar side when it was hit head-on by a speeding truck near Gate Hospital under the Noonmati police station area around 4 am.

The truck driver, identified as Shemim Ahmed, a resident of Bongaigaon district, fled the spot after the crash, officers said.

Two of the women died on the spot, and the third was taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, where she died during treatment, officers added.

Police have identified the deceased as Puja Saha (26) fro...