Mirzapur (UP), February 11 Two men were killed on Wednesday after their motorcycle was hit by an unidentified vehicle on the Varanasi-Rewa highway here, police said.
The accident occurred around 9 am near Basahi Kala village under the Lalganj police station area, a police officer said.
Police personnel rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to a Community Health Centre, where doctors declared both of them dead.
The deceased have been identified as Dilip Kumar Mishra (26), a resident of Parsia village, and his relative Anand Prasad Tiwari (70), a resident of Prayagraj district.
They were returning home from Bhuili village in Mirzapur after visiting relatives when the accident occurred, the officer said.
Preliminary investigation suggests that their motorcycle lost balance and collided with a barrier after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near Basahi Kala village, resulting in their death on the spot, he added.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, and efforts are underway to identify the vehicle involved in the incident, police said.
