Two brothers were killed and two other persons were injured when an autorickshaw in which they were travelling collided with a truck on Hanumangarh road in Sriganganagar district.
The incident took place yesterday when Ramujiyar Singh, a retired Army Subedar along with his sons -- Neeraj and Dheeraj -- were on their way to Lalgarh Jatan area in an auto-rickshaw, police said, adding, the vehicle was hit by a speeding truck near a bus stand.
They were rushed to a hospital where Neeraj was declared dead and Dheeraj succumbed to his injuries during treatment, they said.
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The truck driver has been identified as Bhadarnath and an FIR has been registered against him.