AMETHI: A father-son duo riding on a motorcycle here were killed after a vehicle hit them from behind on Saturday. The victims, identified as Rambaran (58) and his son Ranjit Yadav (32), were hit by a vehicle while riding a motorcycle on the Lucknow-Varanasi highway.
The incident took place when they were crossing the road on their way to buy medicines from a nearby hospital.As they were crossing the road, an unidentified vehicle struck them from behind at high speed.
Kamrauli Station Officer Abhinesh Kumar said that they received information about two people found injured on the Lucknow-Varanasi highway.
The police immediately reached the spot and rushed the two to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared them dead on arrival, the SO added.
The police have registered a case against the unknown driver, and the bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination.
The incident took place when they were crossing the road on their way to buy medicines from a nearby hospital.As they were crossing the road, an unidentified vehicle struck them from behind at high speed.
Kamrauli Station Officer Abhinesh Kumar said that they received information about two people found injured on the Lucknow-Varanasi highway.
The police immediately reached the spot and rushed the two to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared them dead on arrival, the SO added.
The police have registered a case against the unknown driver, and the bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination.