Latest News | UP: Two Bikers Killed in Barabanki Highway Accident
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. Two motorcyclists from Lucknow died in a late-night road accident on the Lucknow-Gonda Highway in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Monday.
Barabanki, Dec 9 (PTI) Two motorcyclists from Lucknow died in a late-night road accident on the Lucknow-Gonda Highway in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Monday.
Saddam (25) and Mohammad Zaid (28) were returning home from Gonda when their motorcycle veered out of control and crashed into a truck near the Durgapur turn late on Sunday, they said.
Both suffered severe injuries and were taken to the Ramnagar Community Health Centre, where doctors declared them dead, an official said.
The accident caused a major traffic jam on the highway.
Also Read | Year Ender 2024: From Derailments to Railway Mishaps, Check List of Major Train Accidents in India.
"The truck involved in the accident has been seized," SHO Ajay Kumar Tripathi said.
"The victims' identities were confirmed through the motorcycle registration number and their families in Lucknow informed," he added.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem and further legal proceedings are underway, the police added.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)