Two youths were killed and another suffered serious injuries when the motorcycle they were riding lost balance and hit a pole in the BRT corridor stretch between Lajpat Nagar and Defence Colony around 3.30 am, the police said.
The trio - identified as Abhishek (18), Aamir (27) and Mukesh (19) - lived in southeast Delhi's Zamrudpur area and were heading towards Lodhi Road to celebrate Diwali at a friend's house
The trio were rushed to the AIIMs Trauma Centre where Abhishek and Aamir, both residents of Darjeeling, were declared brought dead and Mukesh, who is a native of Almora, was admitted in a critical condition, the police said.
A police team rushed the trio to the hospital, where two of them - later identified as Manish (21) resident of Moti Bagh area, and Gaurav Gupta (30), resident of Prem Bari area - were declared brought dead and their friend Prashant (23) resident of RK Puram area, was admitted in a critical condition, said police.
Their bike was found crashed on the lane heading down the Rao Tula Ram flyover.
