Latest News | 2 Motorcycle Riders Die in Road Incident in UP's Gonda

Gonda (UP), May 6 (PTI) Two men returning on a motorcycle from a wedding were killed in Gonda after being hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning, police said.

Both died on the spot, and their bodies were sent for post-mortem, they said.

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According to Sanjeev Kumar Rai, in-charge of the 'Goura' outpost in the Khondare Police Station area, Vinod Kumar, 28, and Ramkaran, 40, were returning to their village from a wedding in Balrampur district's Ramwapur village around 3 am when the incident happened.

It took place near the Rautapur turn, where a vehicle, yet to be traced, hit their motorcycle from behind. Neither of them was wearing a helmet.

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Rai said police are going through CCTV footage to identify the vehicle and its driver.

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