Etah (UP), February 16 Two friends who were on their way to attend a wedding function were killed when an unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle in Etah district, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.
The accident occurred around 11 pm on Sunday in the Malawan area when an unidentified vehicle collided with the motorcycle carrying Bunty, 26, and Dheeraj, 27, residents of the Dhanipur Mandi area in Aligarh district, police said.
The impact was so severe that both were thrown off the road and sustained critical injuries, said Malawan Station House Officer R K Singh, adding that the driver of the unidentified vehicle fled the scene.
After receiving information, the police rushed to the spot and transported the injured to the Etah Medical College, where doctors pronounced them dead, an official said.
According to police, they were travelling to Rajapur Lakhora village in the Mainpuri district to attend a wedding function.
Police said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
Efforts are underway to trace the vehicle, and further legal action is being taken in the matter, he added.
