Azamgarh,

05 Jan (HS): Two people, including a former village head, were killed on the

spot last night after being hit by a speeding trailer in Bindra Bazaar town,

under the Gambhirpur police station area of ​​Azamgarh district in Uttar

Pradesh. Police have taken both bodies into custody and sent them for post-mortem

examination, and have taken the trailer and its driver into custody.

According

to reports, two young men were returning home from Azamgarh on an Apache bike

around 9 p.m. Sunday night. They had reached Gambhirpur town when a trailer

coming from behind struck their bike. The impact was so severe that both died

on the spot. The deceased have been identified as former village head Santosh

Yadav, 38, son of Munna Yadav, resident of village Singhada, Gambhirpur police

station, and Sandeep Yadav, 32, son of Amitabh Yadav, resident of village

Bhagwanpur, Bardah police station.

After

the accident, the trailer driver fled from the spot with the vehicle. On

receiving information, the police reached the spot and after chasing, caught

the driver along with the trailer and brought them to the police station. After

informing the family members, the police have sent both the bodies for

postmortem. CO Sadar Aastha Jaiswal said that last night a trailer hit two

persons riding a bike. Both the persons died in the accident. The bodies have

been sent for postmortem. The trailer driver and the helper have been taken

into custody and legal action is being taken.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi