2 dead after motorcycle collides with tree in UP

Two people were killed when their motorcycle collided with a tree near a village here, police said Saturday.

The incident took place near Mahabirganj village of the district Friday, when Deepak Prajapati (20) and Yogendra Rajbhar (22) were returning from a wedding programme, they said.

The motorcycle lost control and collided with a tree, killing both the riders on the spot, police said, adding that the bodies have been sent for postmortem.