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Gurgaon: Three members of the same family died after being hit by a Mahindra Thar being driven at high speed and carelessly in a street of Khor village of Pataudi late on Friday evening.The deceased were identified as 70-year-old Subhash and his two grandsons Ishant (8) and Zaid (10). According to the police, Subhash was walking in his street with his daughter’s sons at around 11:30 pm when a high-speed Thar car hit them from behind. All three suffered serious injuries and were taken to the local hospital in Pataudi, from where they were referred to the local civil hospital in Gurgaon, where they succumbed to their injuries. The accused fled from the spot leaving his vehicle at the spot. After the information, Pataudi police reached the spot and sent the bodies to the local mortuary. A policeman said, “The children are from Alwar and had gone to meet their grandfather during the holidays. After having dinner, the victims were walking near their house when they were run over by a Thar. The driver is absconding, but will be caught soon.”