Latest News | 2 Youths Killed as Bus Hits Bike in UP's Bareilly

Bareilly (UP), Oct 21 (PTI) Two men were killed on Saturday when a speeding bus hit their bike in this district, police said.

The accident took place near a petrol pump when 23-year-old Amit, a resident of Tumadia village, was going to the hospital, where his wife is admitted. His 24-year-old friend Rakesh was accompanying him on the bike, said Bareilly Superintendent of Police (Dehat) Mukesh Mishra.

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The two, who suffered serious injuries in the accident, were taken to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared both of them dead, the SP said.

Mishra said efforts are being made to nab the bus driver, who escaped after the accident.

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Rakesh's father Kunwar Sen, who was present at the post-mortem house here, said he would soon lodge a complaint as the accident was captured on a CCTV camera.

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