Two killed as pick-up rams into motorcycle in UP village

The driver of a pick-up van lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a motorcycle in a village here, killing two men in their 20s, police said today.

The incident in Sonbersa village on the Sonauli-Gorakhpur road took place last night.

The deceased were identified as Ajai (20) and Pradeep (21), Purenderpur police station in-charge R P Singh said. A third person, 24-year-old Amar, was injured and has been hospitalised.

The driver of the pick-up fled from the spot after the accident, he said.