The incident occurred on Wednesday night near a dhaba in the Rampur area along the Lucknow-Ballia highway when a tree fell due to strong winds, crushing a car passing through the area, they said.
Jitendra Verma (42), who was driving the car, and Om Prakash Verma (45) died on the spot, police said, adding that a team was rushed to the spot which removed the tree with the help of a bulldozer.
The bodies have been sent for autopsy, police said. PTI COR ABN ARI