India, March 16 -- A 41-year-old snack shop owner from Kamothe, his wife, and their 10-year-old son were killed after a speeding 14-wheel tanker hit their scooter, knocking them off and then running them over on the old Mumbai-Pune highway, late on Friday night.

The victims, Shobhit Satish Saluja (41), his wife Shailaja Shobhit Saluja (33), and their son Ayaan (10), were returning home to Kamothe from Khopoli on their Activa when the tanker's wheel struck their two-wheeler, causing them to fall. The tanker then ran over them. Panvel Taluka police said the scooter, which was on the left side of the road, was hit by the tanker while trying to overtake a container truck.

"The tanker was behind a container. While overtaking, one of the tank...