A fast-moving truck hit and killed a six-year-old girl and her 41-year-old relative as they crossed a road near Tank Bund in Hyderabad on Sunday night.

Hyderabad: A family's birthday party on Tank Bund ended in terrible tragedy on Sunday night when a fast truck hit them as they crossed the road to cut the cake, killing a six-year-old girl and her 41-year-old relative.

The victims were named as Viswanath alias Vishwanth (41), who lived in Jonnabanda in Old Alwal and was six years old.

Police say that Sarakshi's family came to the city on Sunday to celebrate her birthday. They chose to cut a cake at Tank Bund after seeing a movie at PVR in Kukatpally.

"The family parked their car next to the statue of Maqdoom Mohiuddin and walked to Hussainsagar to cut the cake." They were crossing the street when they were hit by a fast truck coming from Secunderabad,the cops said.

Sarakshi was seriously hurt and died right there. Viswanath was seriously hurt and taken to Gandhi Hospital, but he died while he was being treated there.

After making a report, the police began to look into what happened.