India, April 5 -- A 26-year-old bike taxi rider and his 24-year-old passenger were killed after a car coming from the wrong direction hit them on Dharm Marg in Sector 57 early Saturday morning, police said.

The deceased were identified as Ritik Kumar, the rider, from Motihari in Bihar who lived in Sector 17, and Kartik Suresh, a college student, residing in Sector 60, the pillion, officers added.

The accident took place near the entrance of The Legend Society between 2am and 2.30am when Suresh was returning home after attending a friend's birthday party. Police said he had booked a bike taxi and was about four kilometres from his residence when a black Tata Harrier, bearing an Uttar Pradesh registration number, entered Dharm Marg from G...