Maharajganj, Nov 5 (PTI) Two men were killed and a woman seriously injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles

Maharajganj, Nov 5 (PTI) Two men were killed and a woman seriously injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles

Maharajganj, Nov 5 (PTI) Two men were killed and a woman seriously injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles

Maharajganj, Nov 5 (PTI) Two men were killed and a woman seriously injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district, police said on Thursday.

     The accident occurred near Barwa Khurd village, between Ghughuli and Shikarpur, around 10 pm on Wednesday. Four people were travelling on the two motorcycles when they collided.

     Police said Ram Ratan (35), a resident of Maheshpur Belwa, was returning to Ghughuli from Kushinagar with his wife Yashoda (32). The other motorcycle, heading towards Shikarpur, was carrying Durgesh (30), a resident of Akbarpur Padrauna in Kushinagar, and Rahul Yadav (22), a resident of Ranipur Majhaura village in the Ghughuli area.

     All four sustained injuries and were taken to the district hospital by police, Ghughuli Station House Officer (SHO). Avinash said

     Doctors declared Ram Ratan and Rahul Yadav dead on arrival at the hospital while Yashoda was referred to Gorakhpur for advanced treatment after initial medical care, the SHO said.

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