Two persons were killed and five others injured when the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree in Bairiya area here Sunday, police said.

The accident took place when seven students were returning to Patna after attending a birthday programme in Ballia, officials said.

The deceased were identified as Paarth (19) and Gajal (16), they said, adding the five injured have been hospitalised.

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