Two motorcyclists were killed after being hit by a speeding tanker on Bokaro-Ramgrah NH-23 near Barkabone mobile tower on Tuesday around 2 am. The deceased were identified as Devraj Sharma, 19,and Abhay Kumar,20, both the resident of Dumka district .
The two were hit by a speeding tanker from behind. The accident happened around 2 am. Police said the two victims were friends and were going towards Ranchi when they met with the road accident.
Sources said some locals, who were crossing from the same highway, informed the police about the accident. The helmet of the motorcycle driver was broken.
However, the bodies kept lying on the main road for more than two hour and these were lifted only when cops from Jaridih police station rushed to the spot. The victims were taken to private Hospital, where doctors declared both of them brought dead.
The bodies were transported from the accident spot to the local Hospital, Jainamor,Bokaro in a private vehicle.
Sources said that the both youths who were coming from Dumka on their motorbike (JH 04 P -1069) and on way to Ranchi for appearing in railway examination to be held on Tuesday.
The bodies later have been handed over to their family members,who came from Dumka this afternoon after getting a postmortem examination, said Inspector,Rajesh Kumar.