Two youth died after their bike hit a car, allegedly due to overspeeding at Dondaparthy, under the IV Town police station limits, in the early hours of Sunday.
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The youth were identified as M. Koteswara Rao (18) and S. Sarath (18), both residents of Malkapuram area of the city.
According to reports, the incident occurred at around 3 a.m. when the two friends were returning home after attending a birthday party on Beach Road. The duo were heading to NH-16 to reach home and allegedly hit a car, which was coming from the flyover. Police said that the rider was not wearing a helmet. The duo sustained severe injuries and were shifted to hospital, where they were declared dead around 5 a.m.
The police are yet to ascertain whether the youth were driving in an inebriated condition.
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The bodies were sent for post-mortem on Sunday morning.
IV Town Police registered a case and are investigating.