LUCKNOW: A speeding SUV crushed two youths to death, seriously injured another in Indiranagar area of Lucknow late on Wednesday.
The hit-and-run incident was also caught on a CCTV camera installed in the area.
Even after more than 24 hours of the accident, the police were unable to trace the SUV and its driver.
The deceased were identified Pawan Singh (25), Tushar Singh (26) both residents of Kamta locality in Indiranagar, while the injured was identified as Himanshu Singh.
Himanshu is recuperating at the KGMU trauma center.
“Pawan, Tushar, Himanshu were returning to their home on a two-wheeler when the SUV hit them head on near Arbindo Park in Sector 9," Indiranagar SHO Santosh Kushwaha said.
Following the incident, some of the commuters tried to catch the SUV and its driver but he managed to sped away.
Kushwaha said all the three injured were rushed to KGMU trauma centre where Pawan and Tushar were declared brought dead.
"CCTVs of the area were being scanned to get clues about the SUV and its owner," added the SHO.