Unnao (UP): A woman and her two sons were killed when a truck loaded with rice lost control and overturned on their hut in Behta Mujawar on Thursday, police said.

Bangarmau area officer Arvind Kumar said the family lived in a hut and ran a small shop.

He told that the incident happened around 2 am in the night, in which Sarla (35) and her children Karan (15) and Vicky (12) died in their sleep.

Police said that Sarla's husband Rajkumar was sleeping outside the hut and he survived. The truck driver ran away after the incident.

Police said an FIR has been registered in the matter and the driver is being searched.