Ludhiana, March 26 -- Two men were killed and five others were injured after a tyre burst caused a driver to loose control sending the vehicle across divider before it overturned onto an oncoming car near the Mandiwal bridge, close to the Chowkimann toll barrier, on the Ludhiana-Jagraon road on Wednesday afternoon, said police.

The deceased have been identified as Safi Hussain and Surajuddin, both residents of Tajpur Road, Ludhiana, they added.

According to information, Harshdeep Singh and Devkaran Singh, residents of village Khosa Randhir, were on their way to Ludhiana in a Maruti Suzuki Ritz.

They were reportedly heading to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital to inquire about a relative when the vehicle's tyre allegedly burst, caus...