Nagpur, February 17 Two college students were killed after the high-powered motorcycle they were riding collided with a teenage girl before crashing into a roadside barrier in Nagpur, Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.
The girl was seriously injured in the incident, which occurred around 10 pm on Monday near the Danapani Hotel, an official said.
The deceased were identified as Yug Vishal Chankapure and Rudra Shashikant Somkuwar, both 19 years old and residents of Ramdaspeth in the city.
"Yug was riding a newly purchased high-powered motorcycle, while Rudra was riding as a passenger. Both were not wearing helmets. When 16-year-old Gunjan Kokarde was crossing the road, the speeding motorcycle lost control and hit her before crashing into the barrier," he said.
Passersby rushed to help the injured and informed the police. After that, personnel from the Bajaj Nagar police station reached the scene.
Doctors pronounced the two youths dead at the hospital, while the girl's condition is critical, he said.