Mathura (UP), Nov 2 A pick-up driver and his assistant were killed after being hit by another vehicle on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura district while inspecting their broken-down truck, police said on Monday.
The pick-up truck was travelling from Agra to Noida when its axle snapped and came to a halt late Sunday night. As both were inspecting it, another truck hit it from behind. Caught between the two vehicles, both men sustained critical injuries, Nauhjheel police station SHO Anjish Kumar said.
They were initially rushed to the Nauhjheel Community Health Centre, where they succumbed to their injuries during treatment.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination, he said.
The deceased have been identified as Shiv Shankar Paswan and Indal Paswan, both residents of Manpur village in Sitamarhi district of Bihar.
The SHO added that the driver of the second vehicle fled the scene, and the police are currently searching for him. The families of the deceased have been informed.
(PTI News)
