TNNKullu: Two men from Rajasthan and Punjab were killed after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into the railing of a bridge and plunged into Baragran stream near Patlikuhal on Kullu-Manali national highway on late Tuesday night.The deceased, identified as Kripa Ram (30) of Rajasthan’s Balotra district and Vikram (24) of Punjab’s Fazilka district, were engaged in apple packing work in Kullu district.A police officer said the accident went unnoticed for several hours due to darkness.At around 11.40 pm, two passersby spotted a motorcycle lying on the bridge and, after searching the area with their mobile phone flashlights, noticed a man in the stream below.They then alerted the police, who launched a search operation with the help of local residents and recovered both bodies from the stream.The officer said a case has been registered.
