Varanasi: Two men died after a speeding car allegedly hit their motorcycle from behind near the proposed old age home on the Mirzapur-Prayagraj highway in the Ashtabhuja Chowk area under Vindhyachal police station limits on Thursday night.According to reports, the car was coming from the Prayagraj side when it struck the motorcycle and fled towards Mirzapur. Both riders fell on the road and sustained serious injuries.City MLA Pandit Ratnakar Mishra, who was returning home after visiting the area, noticed the injured men lying by the roadside and arranged for them to be taken to the divisional hospital.One of the injured, Bharat Pal, 35, a resident of Chikan Tola in the Vindhyachal police station area, died during treatment. The second victim, Deenu Pal, 45, was referred to Varanasi in critical condition, where he later died during treatment.Vindhyachal police took custody of both bodies and completed separate inquest proceedings in Mirzapur and Varanasi before sending them for post-mortem examination.SHO Ajit Singh said the accident took place near Ashtabhuja Toll Plaza and that both men died during treatment.
