India, March 24 -- Two men were killed on Monday when a truck with suspected brake failure crashed into a car at the Lachhiwala toll plaza on the Dehradun-Haridwar highway on Monday morning, police said.

The deceased were identified by the police as Ratanmani Uniyal and Pankaj Kumar, residents of Raipur area in Dehradun, Both of them were employed at the Tehri district court complex and were on their way to work when the accident took place.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP), Ajai Singh said a dumper truck was on its way from Dehradun to Haridwar when the accident took place.

"It lost control at Lachhiwala toll plaza due to brake failure. The truck collided with three vehicles. It caused partial damage to two of them, but crushed t...