Gurugram, June 17 -- Two men were killed after their motorcycle crashed into the rear of a tanker that had abruptly applied the brakes on the elevated stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Sector 37 in Faridabad on Monday morning, police said.

The victims were identified as Brijesh Kushwaha, 36, and Mahavir, 42 - both residents of Shiv Colony in Sector 22, Faridabad, and neighbours. Police said the crash occurred around 8.15am while the duo was on their way to work in Noida.

"They worked at the same private firm and commuted together daily," said inspector Rakesh Kumar, station house officer of Sarai Khawaja police station.

According to police, Kushwaha was riding the motorcycle and Mahavir was the pillion rider when a tanker in ...