Three persons died after they were hit by a truck at Janajagriti Tole in Lolang Height of Tarkeshwor Municipality-5, Goldhunga, Kathmandu on Friday.

The deceased have been identified Til Kumari Tiwari, 65, her four-year-old grandson Ajit Tiwari and Sabitri Pudasaini, 70, of Gorkha.

Police said that Til Kumari died on the spot while Ajit and Sabitri breathed their last during the course of treatment at Basundhara-based Green City Hospital, and Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) respectively.

DSP Krishna Dutta Bhatta of Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MPTD) said the truck (Na 6 Kha 7826) driver fled the scene after the incident.

Relatives of Til Kumari have been saying that they would not collect the body from the incident site until the police arrest the truck driver, he said.

The incident occurred when the truck was returning after unloading cement at a depot in Janajagriti Tole.

Police have impounded the truck and started a manhunt to nab the truck driver.