The incident occurred late on Sunday night when 28-year-old vegetable vendor Ravi Gupta was returning home and 30-year-old Amrit Lal Rai, who was riding a motorcycle, hit the cart.

Chauri police station in-charge Devendra Pratap Singh said both were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital where they were declared brought dead.

Their bodies have been sent for post-mortem.