Mirzapur (UP), Nov 7 (PTI) Two men were killed and another critically injured after their motorcycle collided head-on with a truck about 50 km from the Mirzapur district headquarters, police said on Saturday.

    Haliya SHO Rajiv Kumar Srivastava said Ram Shringar Verma, 25, a resident of Mirzapur, was travelling on a motorcycle on Friday evening with his brother Neta, 20, and their companion Babulesh Kol, 20. Verma was driving the motorcycle. Near the Pawari Kala plantation bridge in Haliya, their bike collided head-on with a truck heading towards Mirzapur.

    Verma died on the spot, while Neta and Babulesh sustained critical injuries, the SHO said.

    Following information about the accident, police arrived at the scene and shifted Neta and Babulesh to the Haliya Primary Health Centre. There, doctors declared Babulesh dead and referred Neta to the Maa Vindhyavasini Medical College Hospital.

    The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem, police said, and added that a search for the truck driver is currently underway.

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