Kaushambi (UP), February 14 Two people, who were seriously injured in a head-on collision between a pickup truck and a tractor here on Saturday morning, succumbed to their injuries during treatment, police said.
The accident took place on the Manjhanpur-Sirathu Road near the Selarha village in Kaushambi district.
Manjhanpur Circle Officer Shivank Singh said that Mustafa (45) and Mohammad Manzoor (35), both residents of Mohiuddinpur Devchar village and who were in the pickup truck, were seriously injured in the accident, while the tractor driver abandoned his vehicle and fled.
Police admitted both the injured to the district hospital, but they died during treatment.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem. The tractor has been seized, they said.