India, June 23 -- Two persons were killed and several others were injured in two road accidents on the Delhi Meerut Expressway (DME) and NH-9 on Monday morning, police said.

According to officials, the DME incident occurred around 8am near Bhojpur when a 31-year-old bus driver and his 28-year-old associate were repairing a punctured tyre on the Ghaziabad-Meerut side of the carriageway.

"While the two were repairing the tyre, a speeding Brezza hit both, injuring them. Police rushed them to a nearby hospital. However, the driver was declared dead on arrival while the co-driver is under treatment and currently stable," said Pratap Singh, SHO of Bhojpur police station.

SHO Pratap Singh said the driver was identified as Nitin Baliyan, a Muz...