Two youth died while one escaped with injuries in a head-on collision between pick-up van and a motorbike near Bhanpur under Chhola Mandir police station area on Thursday.
Police said that locals rushed three injured to nearby hospital after their bike was hit by a speeding pick-up van at Bhanpur- Chhola Mandir road. One was declared death when checked by doctors while second died during treatment. The third youth escaped with injuries.
SHO Chola Mandir police CB Patel said that the two deceased were identified as Niklesh Mehra (23) and Ashu Singh Thakur (24) while the injured is identified as Durgesh Sahu.
The bike of the deceased youths was hit head on by pick up van. The injured youth were rushed to hospital where two of the three were declared dead, he added.
The three were on the same bike. The pick-up van was speeding and failed to control the vehicle and rammed into the bike. During the investigation police found that the deceased Niklesh used to work at Habibganj parking. Ashu used to work with a sound system orgainser in MP Nagar.
Bodies were sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation. The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and started further investigation. The errant driver escaped the spot leaving the pick-up van. Police have seized the vehicle and based on the details of the vehicle errant driver would be nabbed.