In a road accident, two persons were killed while two others were critically injured after two motorcycles collided with each other due to heavy fog B Borooah College at Ulubari in Guwahati.
According to reports, the incident took place when two speeding bikes collided head on leading to such a fatal outcome at the flyover connecting Ulubari and Guwahati Club.
The deceased duo has been as Rakesh Das from Rangia, and Parameshwar Deka from Gareshwar.
Police said the accident took place on Tuesday night, adding that dence fog could be the reason behind the incident.
“We received information about the accident and a team of city police rushed to the spot. They took four critically injured persons to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where doctors declared two of them dead,” police told media persons on Wednesday morning.
“Family members said they both were cousins. They used to reside in a rented house in Silpukhuri,” officials said.
The other two who were severely injured in the accident are currently receiving treatment at GMCH.
According to officials, the incident took place at around 11:35 PM, both the bikes crashed into each other at a high speed. All four of them were in critical condition and were rushed to GMCH, unfortunately two could not survive.
The police have registered a complaint, officials added.
Police said that the bodies have been sent to GMCH’s morgue for postmortem.