Etah, March 24 -- A tragic road accident on Monday night claimed the lives of two young men on the Jalesar-Sikandrarao road after a speeding dumper loaded with soil rammed into their motorcycle, police said on Tuesday.

According to police, the victims have been identified as Akshay (23), a resident of Ganeshpur village under Jalesar police station, and his cousin Kanhaiya (24), a resident of Jalalpur in Etah district. Akshay, who worked as a labourer in Noida, had returned home during the Holi festival and had been staying with his family since then.

The incident occurred around 8 PM when the two were travelling from Ganeshpur to Jalesar on a motorcycle. Near Nagla Godi village, an out-of-control dumper coming from the opposite direction ...