India News | 2 Killed in Head-on Collision Between Car, Bike in UP's Bahraich

Bahraich (UP), Jun 2 (PTI) Two people were killed and another sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a car on the Nanpara-Rupaidiha Highway here, police said on Friday.

Soon after the collision, the vehicle and the motorcycle caught fire leading to a traffic jam, they said.

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Three friends Shivam (25), Satyam (24) and Pankaj (26) of Bakshipura locality were going to Rupaidha on the motorcycle when the accident occurred near Hada Bashari village, police said.

A police officer said Shivam and Satyam died on the spot while Pankaj was seriously injured and taken to the district hospital.

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Efforts are on to trace the driver of the car, police said.

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