SRINAGAR: Two youths were killed after their motorcycle hit a road barricade when a kite string got entangled in its wheel on the National Highway at Sarore in Samba district on Wednesday evening, officials said.
An official said that the motorcycle, bearing registration number JK21M 9002, was travelling from Bari Brahmana towards Samba when the kite string got entangled in its wheel, causing the motorcycle to hit a road barricade and leaving both riders injured.
He said the duo was shifted to a hospital, where they were declared brought dead. One of the deceased was identified as Sahil Kumar, son of Chaman Lal, a resident of Swankha Mor in Vijaypur, while the identity of the other deceased is yet to be confirmed.
Meanwhile, cognisance of the incident has been taken and a probe has been initiated.—(KNO)
