Latest News | Two Killed in Road Accident in UP's Sonbhadra

Sonbhadra (UP), Jun 30 (PTI) Two men travelling on a motorcycle were killed after being hit by a tanker here on Monday, police said.

The incident took place near the Gahda barrier on the Varanasi-Shaktinagar road under the Pipri police station limits.

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Pipri Station House Officer (SHO) Satyendra Rai said the victims, Pankaj Kumar (26), a resident of Anpara, and Sonu (24), from Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh, were returning to Anpara from Kunwari village when the accident happened.

They were struck by a tanker coming from the opposite direction. Both victims died on the spot, Rai said.

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The SHO added that the tanker had been seized and its driver arrested. Further investigation is underway.

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