A tragic motorcycle accident in Palamu, Jharkhand, resulted in two deaths and two injuries, highlighting the dangers of speeding and reckless driving on Indian roads.
Two persons were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Saturday, police said.
The accident happened around 3 pm in Karihar village in the Patan police station area, they said.
The deceased were identified as Omprakash Ram (45) of Padwa and Ramsaran Das (55) of Chak, they added.
"All four were rushed to the Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared two of them dead on arrival. The other two are undergoing treatment," said Patan police station's officer-in-charge Shashi Shekhar Pandey.
Both the motorcycles have been seized, he said.
According to eyewitnesses, the two deceased were travelling on a motorcycle along with a minor girl when another bike, ridden by a youth, approached them from the opposite direction.
Both motorcycles were reportedly speeding, and the riders lost control as they came face-to-face, leading to a head-on collision.