Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Two youths died after a speeding tractor trolley rammed into their bike on the Indore-Bhopal highway on Saturday morning.

The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old Ajay Verma and 24-year-old Vinay Verma. Both were cousins and residents of Kothari village in Raisen.

Their families were informed, and the bodies were sent for the postmortem. A case has been registered against the accused driver.

According to information, two cousins, Ajay Verma and Vinay Verma, were travelling on their bike on the Indore-Bhopal highway on Saturday morning. Around 11:30 am, as they reached a divider in Kothari, a speeding tractor-trolley ran over them. The intensity of the accident was such that the dup died on the spot, and their bike was crushed to scrap. A large crowd of commuters gathered at the spot as the two youths lay unconscious in a pool of blood. They informed the police. A team of police from Amlaha Chowki reached the spot and sent the bodies for the postmortem.

The accident happened near the divider in Kothari. It is said that there is a technical fault on the bridge of Kothari on the Indore-Bhopal highway, which has led to several accidents on the spot.

Police officials said that a case has been registered against the accused trolley driver. The trolley has been seized and parked at Dodi Chowki.