Mohali, May 16 -- Two men were killed after a modified motorcycle-rickshaw allegedly overturned due to rash and negligent driving near Bansepur village in Mullanpur, police said.

The deceased were identified as Ashok Yadav and Rajan. Police have booked the driver, Damodar, a native of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, living in Bahalpur village of Kharar, under Sections 281 (rash driving) and 106(1) (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

According to police, the group had allegedly consumed alcohol before the accident. While returning, Damodar allegedly drove the vehicle at high speed and lost control, causing the modified rickshaw to overturn into a low-lying area near the roadside. Yadav and Rajan were crushed under the ...