India, May 14 -- A 27-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy riding a motorcycle were killed after their vehicle hit a roadside divider on the Delhi-Meerut Road near Meerut Crossing around on Wednesday, the police said.

Police identified the deceased as a 27-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, both residents of Vijay Nagar and neighbour to each other.

Officials said the duo were heading to their homes in Vijay Nagar on the Meerut-Ghaziabad carriageway when the incident took place at 1pm.

"Police received a call from some passerby and a team rushed to the spot. The two injured were rushed to a hospital, where they were declared dead. Initial investigation found that their motorbike got damaged from the front and it was not rear-ended by any...