Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 17 (PTI) Two youths were killed and another was critically injured in a road accident here on the Haridwar-Delhi national highway on Saturday, police said.

The deceased persons were identified as Lalit Kumar (24) and Laksh Kumar (22) while the injured victim - Mohit - was rushed to hospital in critical condition, they said.

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They were returning from Haridwar to Gurugram in Haryana when their car crashed on the highway near Chapar village, about 15 km from the city, police said.

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