Two youths in their 20s succumbed to injuries after their bike lost control and hit the road divider in Shahdara. The incident occurred on early hours of Thursday.
According to senior police official, the deceased were identified as HarishChandra Rai (25) and Govind Kumar (21).
“We received a Police Control Room call around 7 am following which a team rushed to the spot where Harish and Govind were found lying in a pool of blood. They were rushed to nearby hospital where doctors declared them brought dead,” the senior police official said.
“During our initial investigation, we came to know that Harish was a resident of Loh Ghat in Uttrakhand. Harish was also preparing for SSC exam in Dehradun and following holiday he had come to visit his friend Govind who lived in Ghaziabad,” the senior police official added.
“The duo had left home around 6 am with a plan to roam around in Delhi on bike but unfortunately while riding on bike they lost control and hit divider near pillar number-77 at Shahdara,” the official said.
“The bodies were handed over to family after post-mortem,” the senior police official added.