SITAPUR: Three men were killed when an unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle from behind in the Laharpur area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Monday.
The accident occurred late on Sunday on the Bisvan Laharpur Road, they said.
Laharpur SHO Mukul Verma said the victims were riding without helmets when their motorcycle was hit from behind near the Ruda Bhavnathpur village.
The trio — Rafiq (18), Alamuddin (25) and Suhail (19) — hailed from Khanpur Sadat village in the Laharpur area, he added.
The three injured motorcyclists were rushed to the nearby community health centre where they were declared dead. Their families have been informed and the bodies sent for post-mortem, the police said.
A case has been registered in this connection.
The police have also started a search operation to trace the offending vehicle, Verma said
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The accident occurred late on Sunday on the Bisvan Laharpur Road, they said.
Laharpur SHO Mukul Verma said the victims were riding without helmets when their motorcycle was hit from behind near the Ruda Bhavnathpur village.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
The trio — Rafiq (18), Alamuddin (25) and Suhail (19) — hailed from Khanpur Sadat village in the Laharpur area, he added.
The three injured motorcyclists were rushed to the nearby community health centre where they were declared dead. Their families have been informed and the bodies sent for post-mortem, the police said.
A case has been registered in this connection.
The police have also started a search operation to trace the offending vehicle, Verma said Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp