Two persons were killed after a truck fell into a gorge near Rahni nullah on the Manali-Leh highway on Sunday, police said.
Prima facie the driver lost control of the truck. The deceased were identified as driver Tikesh Kumar,24, a resident of Karsog in Mandi district and Dinesh Bhardwaj,48, a resident of Sundernagar in Mandi district. They were on their way to Lahaul from Manali.
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The duo died on the spot and their bodies were taken to the civil hospital in Manali for postmortem. Later, the bodies were handed over to their families.