Three persons of a family, including two women, were killed after a speeding SUV knocked them down near Karibetta village on the National Highway 150 between Yadgir and Raichur on Friday.

The deceased have been identified as Timmanna, 30, his wife Nagamma, 28, and his mother Basavalingamma, 30.

The trio were travelling on a motorcycle from Kanekal village to Saidapur while the SUV was heading towards Raichur from Yadgir.

Immediately after the incident, they have been shifted to Raichur Institute of Medical Science at Raichur where they succumbed to the injuries, sources said.

A case was registered in the Saidapur Police Station and investigation is under way.