A man and his son were killed when the motorcycle they were riding hit the back of a truck at Ghatbeshi in Dhading district today.

Chhetra Bahadur Pulami, 48, and his son Bishnu Pulami, 21, of Pida-2, Ghatbeshi, were killed in the accident along the Prithivi Highway.

Police said that their motorcycle (Ba 41 Pa 4556) hit the rear of the truck (Na 3 Kha 2946) this morning. The truck driver is on the run after the accident.