Two killed as motorcycle rams into tractor trolley and catches fire

Two men, Iqbal Attar and Shafique Shaikh, were killed in a motorcycle accident in Maharashtra's Beed district after their bike collided with a tractor trolley and caught fire.

Two men were killed after their motorcycle rammed into a tractor trolley and caught fire in Shirur Kasar tehsil of Beed district in Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred on Tuesday night on the Shirur Kasar-Pathardi Road, causing the motorcycle's fuel tank to burst into flames.

The deceased have been identified as Iqbal Attar (32) and Shafique Shaikh (40), residents of Takali (Ambika Nagar) in Pathardi tehsil of Ahilyanagar district, an official said, adding that further investigation is underway.