Two killed as unidentified vehicle hits two-wheeler in Thane district

Two youths, aged 19 and 18, were killed in a hit-and-run incident on the Mumbai-Agra highway in Maharashtra's Thane district after being struck by an unidentified speeding vehicle.

In a hit-and-run incident, two youths were killed after an unidentified vehicle crashed into their two-wheeler on a highway in Maharashtra's Thane district on Wednesday, police said.

The incident occurred around 8 AM at Atgaon on the Mumbai-Agra highway.

''The two victims, identified as Harshal Kamble (19) and Deep Behre (18) were travelling on a two-wheeler towards Nashik. A speeding vehicle coming from behind violently dashed against their vehicle,'' an official from the Shahapur police station stated.

He said the duo was thrown off the two-wheeler onto the highway and died on the spot, he added.

''Police have registered a case against the unidentified vehicle driver under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act,'' the official said.

Nobody has been arrested so far, and a search is on for the driver who fled the scene.