The dead have been identified as Shehzad Khan (24) and Rehan Khan (19), both local residents, police said. The SUV driver, Lavkush Srivastava, is being questioned..

Two men, aged 19 and 24, died when an SUV that was allegedly part of the convoy of BJP candidate Karan Bhushan Singh – son of incumbent MP Brij Bhushan Singh – allegedly hit their motorcycle in Karnalganj police station area of Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district. Kaiserganj, the constituency where Karan is contesting, voted on May 20 in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls. The dead have been identified as Shehzad Khan (24) and Rehan Khan (19), both local residents, police said. The police have seized the SUV and arrested its driver, Lavkush Srivastava. Additional Superintendent of Police, Gonda, Radhey Shyam Rai said they are recording the driver’s statement to understand the sequence of events. He refused to share any further details. According to another police officer, preliminary inquiry has revealed that on Wednesday morning, Karan Singh’s convoy, comprising four vehicles, was passing through Karnalganj. While three vehicles had crossed the railway crossing, the fourth vehicle, which was involved in the accident, stayed back as a train was passing. After the train passed, the driver of the fourth vehicle allegedly sped up in an attempt to catch up with the other vehicles. The SUV collided with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction near a petrol pump, police said. Police said they are looking into accounts that the motorcyclist had swerved to avoid an elderly woman who was crossing the road. On witnessing the incident, the woman fell unconscious, officers said. After the accident, the SUV driver allegedly fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind. Locals rushed the injured motorcyclists and the elderly woman to a nearby community health center, where doctors declared the two men dead. Afterwards, locals staged a protest at the hospital, demanding action. Police said the vehicle is registered to an educational institute, and they are in the process of identifying its owner..