In a tragic incident, two young men from Jharkhand were killed after their speeding Yamaha R15 motorcycle crashed into a roadside tree near Hyderabad in Telangana’s Medchal-Malkajgiri district late on Sunday night.
The deceased were identified as Cosmos Marki, 22, and Sumit Kullu, 23, NDTV reported. Both men worked at a company in Aliabad and were returning to their room after attending a company Dussehra event when the accident occurred.
The crash took place near Brinda Reddy Convention in Aliabad, within the jurisdiction of the Genome Valley police station. According to the police, the motorcycle was allegedly speeding when the rider suddenly lost control and hit the tree along the road.
The following footage of the incident, which has since circulated on social media, shows the bike racing down the street before hitting the tree. The collision was so powerful that the riders were sent flying into the air. One of the cyclists was seen crashing to the ground next to the bike while the other one landed several metres away.
According to reports, the crash was so severe that both men died at the scene. The incident has caught attention on social media after a video of the crash has been posted on the internet.
After the accident, the police arrived at the spot, completed the formalities and shifted the bodies to the Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad, for post-mortem. The Genome Valley police registered a case and launched a probe into the incident.