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AP: Two youths killed, another critically injured as lorry runs over bike

Bapatla, Nov 13 (UNI) Two youths were killed and another critically injured when their motorcycle was run over by a speeding lorry on the Chennai-Kolkata highway at Isukadarshi village in Martur mandal of the district on Friday.
Police said that three youths went to Ongole on the bike to attend a function and were going to their native village when the accident occurred. Manda Salman (20) and Sri Ram Peturu (26) died on the spot. The injured Nehemiya was admitted to the GGH in Bapatla and later shifted to the GGH in Guntur as his condition turned critical.
The Martur police registered a case and shifted the bodies to the GGH for postmortem. The lorry driver fled the scene after the accident.
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