A man and his 11-year-old daughter were crushed to death as a truck hit their two-wheeler on a highway in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI.

The accident occurred on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway around 3 pm on Friday, an official said.

The victims, Rajesh Adhikari (39) and his daughter, Vedika, were returning to their home in Shahapur after visiting a relative`s house for the Ganesh festival when a truck rammed into their two-wheeler and ran them over, he said, reported PTI.