Brothers killed in road accident in Punjab

Hoshiarpur, Mar 9 (UNI) Two brothers were killed when their motorcycle rammed into a truck near Chiton village, 15 km from here late last night, police today said.

According to police, the accident occurred due to poor visibility caused by the dense fog.

The victims, identified as Maninder Singh (20) and Palwinder Singh (18) of Thapal village, failed to notice the truck parked on the roadside and rammed into it. They were both seriously injured and taken to the civil hospital here and then referred to DMC, Ludhiana, where they died.

A case has been registered at the Sadar police station against the truck driver.

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