Srinagar, Sep 23: A young man and a girl in her teens died on spot while the bike they were riding on was hit by an oil tanker on busy Srinagar-Bypass road on Thursday.
Eyewitnesses that an oil tanker (JK16A-8361) hit a motor-cycle (JK13E-6784) as a result rider lost balance and all the three persons including the girl fell on the road. Two persons died on the spot while one was shifted to Srinagar hospital for treatment.
Police seized the oil-tanker and arrested the driver.
The deceased were identified as Yasir Aziz Dar (26) of Charsoo Awantipora and Kamiyah Showkat Khan (16), a resident of Pinglena Pulwama.
The injured who has identified as Shoib Tanveer Bhat (24) of Pinglena Pulwama is undergoing treatment at SMHS Hospital Srinagar. (KNT)