Hathras (UP), Apr 7 (PTI) A couple riding a motorcycle were killed following a head-on collision with another vehicle here on Monday afternoon, police said.

Station Officer of Sadabad police station Yogesh Kumar said that the accident took near Kursanda turn on Agra Road.

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Rishi Kumar (26) and his wife Poonam (23), residents of Jarau village, were on their way to Sadabad on a motorcycle when an unknown vehicle hit them, Kumar said.

With the help of locals present nearby, the police took them to a Community Health Centre where doctors declared Poonam dead. Rishi was sent to Agra where he died during treatment, he said.

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The bodies were sent for post-mortem. Further investigation is underway, Kumar added.

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