Sultanpur, February 23: The two brothers killed in the accident when their bike collided with a parked truck in Jaisinghpur Kotwali area of โโPurvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police told.
The Circle Officer (CO) Jaisinghpur Ramakrishna Chaturvedi said on Monday that the deceased have been identified as Sumit Gaur (30) and his brother Shubham Gaur (23) from their Aadhar cards. Investigation revealed that both the brothers were going from Lucknow to Azamgarh.
The CO further added that near km 134.200 on Purvanchal Expressway in Jaisinghpur Kotwali area, a loaded truck was standing inside the yellow line due to a breakdown. A tarpaulin was covering the truck. Near Sarangpur village, the bike collided with this parked truck from behind. Sumit Gaur died on the spot in the accident, while the injured Shubham Gaur died during treatment at Sau Saiya Hospital, Birsinghpur.
The area officer said that the family members have been informed of the incident, a panchnama has been filled out, and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem and the matter is being investigated.