Amethi (UP), Two people died on Tuesday when their two-wheeler collided with a divider on the Purvanchal Expressway here, police said.

Bazaar Shukul police station in-charge Tanuj Kumar Pal said the victims, Salim Ansar (25) and Devjit Ghosh (24), residents of Murshidabad district of West Bengal, were going from Ghazipur to Lucknow when the accident occurred.

He said that the speeding motorcycle lost control and collided with a divider located in Bazaar Shukul area.

Pal said that both the riders died on the spot and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.