Ghaziabad, Aug. 15 -- Two motorcyclists were killed and a pillion rider injured in a head-on collision on the unopened elevated section of the Delhi-Dehradun expressway on Wednesday evening, police said on Friday. One of the riders who died in the crash had been performing stunts while a friend filmed the act on a mobile phone.

The accident occurred around 7.30pm on the elevated stretch, which is not open to regular traffic. In the slow-motion video, one motorcycle - the one performing the apparent stunt - can be seen approaching from a distance, while the second bike comes from the opposite direction. Despite all three lanes being empty, the riders collide head-on, the force of the impact shattering both motorcycles.

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