2 killed in road accident in Muzaffarnagar

Two people were killed after a vehicle mowed them down on the Delhi-Pauri highway in Shivpuri village in Muzaffarnagar district, police said today.

Rambir Singh, 50, and Ali Hasan, 55, were killed when they were returning home from a cremation last evening, they said.

The bodies have been sent for post mortem examination.

The driver of the vehicle managed to escape, the police added.