Two children were crushed to death at Worli in central Mumbai late Sunday night when a speeding cab ploughed into a pedestrian path on which they were asleep with other family members, police said.

Mangala Pawar (11), Vinod Pawar (3) died on the spot, while their mother Baya (35) and younger sibling Karan (4) were seriously wounded and have been admitted to J J Hospital for treatment, police further said.

According to police, the Pawar family was asleep on the footpath of Pandurang Budhkar Marg Sunday night, when a cab ran over them.

The cab driver, who was also injured in the accident, has been arrested for negligent driving, police added.