Two killed after bike crashes into bridge handrail in Kerala

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Kochi (Kerala): Two youths were killed after the motorcycle they were travelling on crashed into the handrail of a bridge in Tripunithura, near here, early on Monday, police said.

The accident occurred at the Mathur Bridge in Tripunithura at around 1:30 am.

The deceased have been identified as Nivedita (21) from Meppadi, Wayanad, and Subin (19) from Kollam, police said.

Kochi City Police said that a case has been registered in connection with the incident.

The bodies are kept in a hospital and will be handed over to their relatives after necessary procedures are done, the police added.