Lucknow, Oct. 11 -- A 25-year-old man was killed after a car hit his motorcycle in Sultanpur district on Saturday night, police said.

The accident took place around 9 pm near Paraopur village on the Dumuhan-Pakhauli Road.

The deceased, Shyamanand Gautam, a resident of Malikpur, was returning home from the city when the car rammed his motorcycle, throwing him onto the road. He suffered severe head injuries and was not wearing a helmet.

Villagers took Gautam to the Government Medical College in Sultanpur, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

Following the accident, a crowd surrounded the car and pulled the sub-inspector out, according to local accounts. Police were informed and took the vehicle into custody.

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