India, March 31 -- KANPUR A 17-year-old boy lost his life on Monday noon after his motorcycle rammed into an electric pole while he was reportedly trying to escape a pack of stray dogs in the Maudaha area of Hamirpur district, said police.

The victim, Saif Ali, was returning home through a narrow lane in the Haiderganj locality when the incident occurred. According to police, a group of stray dogs began chasing the teenager's vehicle, prompting him to speed up in an effort to get away.

Santosh Kumar, station house officer (SHO) of the Kotwali police station, said: "In an attempt to evade the dogs, the rider accelerated, lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a roadside pole before falling headfirst onto a raised platform."

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