Pilibhit (UP), May 16 (PTI) Two men were killed after their motorcycle was hit by an unidentified vehicle on the Bilaspur-Pilibhit NH-731 here on Friday, police said.

The accident occurred around 2.15 am when 45-year-old Raghubeer -- from Chapraua village in Kareli area -- and 41-year-old Ravindra Pal -- a resident of Akbarabad village in Bilsanda area -- were returning to their villages after attending a dinner in Pilibhit, they said.

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A speeding vehicle coming from the Bisalpur direction struck their bike as they approached Tikri Mafi village. Both men fell onto the road and died shortly after the crash, a police officer said.

Bisalpur Station House Officer (SHO) Sanjeev Shukla and Crime Inspector Vinod Sharma reached the scene, where identification was established through documents found near the bodies.

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Family members arrived shortly after being informed, and police sent their bodies for post-mortem.

Sub-Inspector KP Singh, who was also at the spot, said that neither of the men was wearing a helmet.

Police said further investigation is underway.

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