Two persons moving on a two-wheeler were crushed to death by a speeding dumper truck in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said.

The accident took place in the Central Park locality of the Nalasopara area on Monday evening (September 6), an official from the Tulinj police station said. The victims were taking a U-turn when the truck moving at a high speed knocked them down, the official said, adding that the duo fell from their vehicle and died on the spot.