India, May 14 -- A bike taxi rider and his passenger were killed after a speeding truck allegedly ran them over near Dadi Sati Chowk on Sector 86 road in Gurugram on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Jai Pal, 28, originally from Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh, who lived in Pataudi; and Rohit Kumar Gupta, 31, originally from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, who lived with his siblings in an apartment in Shanti Vihar, Sector 95, police said.

Police said Gupta worked at a private firm in Okhla, Delhi, and had booked the bike taxi to travel from his residence as part of his daily commute.

Investigators said Pal had picked up Gupta and travelled around four kilometres before the accident occurred at around 11am near the ...