Two people were killed and three were injured in an accident between a motorcycle and a pickup van here, police said on Friday.
According to police, the accident took place on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
One of the victims, Narendra Prasad Mishra (60), a resident of Alipur, was returning from Akhandnagar after attending a marriage function. His motorcycle crashed into a pickup van from the front and he died on the spot, Station House Officer (SHO) Ramesh Singh Yadav said.
Following this, the pickup van lost control, rammed into a tree and overturned. Sanjay Kumar (19), a passenger in the van died after being crushed under the vehicle. Three others were injured, the SHO said.
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The bodies were sent for post mortem and further investigation is underway, he said.
