Two migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district lost their lives on Friday after being struck by an unidentified vehicle on the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road near Mangarh village, police reported. The victims, Bablu, 39, and Ram Parsad, were residing in Bhana village and were walking to work in Mangarh when the tragedy occurred.

According to Sub-Inspector Satpal Singh, SHO of Garhdiwala Police Station, Bablu died instantly at the scene, while Ram Parsad, severely injured, was rushed to the Civil Hospital in Dasuya, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Authorities have initiated an investigation, with an FIR being registered to identify the vehicle and driver responsible. The police are actively probing the circumstances of the hit-and-run to bring justice to the victims’ families.

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