NAGPUR: Two men were killed and another sustained serious injuries after a speeding Ashok Leyland vehicle allegedly rammed into a motorcycle carrying three people near the Lava crematorium on Khadgaon Road, under Wadi police station limits, on October 30.

The accident occurred around 6.40 pm when a white Ashok Leyland vehicle (MH-36-AA-1652), allegedly being driven recklessly by Subhash Damodhar Motghare, 60, a resident of Sonba Nagar in Wadi, collided with a Hero Honda Deluxe motorcycle (MP-28-MB-9497).

The motorcycle was carrying Raju Thakur, 54, of Sonba Nagar, Wadi; Siddharth Chokharam Dhongde, 60, of Lava, Wadi; and Akash Chunnilal Chokhandre, 55, also of Lava.

The impact left all three riders seriously injured. According to the police, the driver allegedly fled the spot without providing assistance to the victims.

Police rushed the injured men to Mayo Hospital, where doctors declared Thakur and Dhongde dead. Chokhandre was subsequently admitted to Kingsway Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.

Following a complaint lodged by Head Constable Prakash Katkar on behalf of the police, Wadi police registered a case against the vehicle driver under Sections 106(1), 125(a), 125(b), 281 and 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 134 and 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Police are searching for the accused driver, and further investigation is underway.