Amethi (UP), Apr 6 (PTI) Two men were killed in a suspected road accident near the Amethi-Durgapur Road bypass overbridge in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi district, police said on Monday.
The deceased, Aniket Singh, 20 and Sujal Singh, 17, were residents of Pure Roshni village in Korari Girdhar Shah area, they said, adding that the exact cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained.
According to the police, the duo was returning on a motorcycle late Sunday night when they were critically injured near the overbridge in the Amethi area.
Family members rushed them to a hospital, where both succumbed to their injuries.
“The police received information about the deaths around 8:30 am on Monday. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, and further investigation is underway,” Station House Officer Ravi Singh said.
Singh said the police were not informed about the incident immediately, as the victims’ families took them for treatment.
He added that the exact cause of the accident and the vehicle involved are yet to be ascertained.
Community Health Centre (CHC) Superintendent Dr Saurabh Singh said the injured were brought to the facility in a critical condition and they were later referred to the Gauriganj district hospital, where they died during treatment. PTI COR ABN SHS
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