Karnal, July 23 -- Two kanwariyas were killed and two others injured after their pick-up truck, which was covered with a tarpaulin erected on an iron rod, came into contact with a high-tension wire in Yamunanagar's Jathlana area on Tuesday morning. The deceased have been identified as Kuldeep, 40, and Harish, 35, while the injured are Rinku and Sumit, all from Gumthala village in the district. Satish Sharma, who was part of the group, said they were leaving for a temple near Yamuna river in the morning when their vehicle came in contact with a high-tension wire. The victims were taken to the civil hospital where Kuldeep and Harish were declared dead. Investigating officer, sub-inspector Rajinder Singh said the pilgrims had put up a tarpaulin cover over their vehicle using an iron rod. "When the rod touched the wire, a blast occurred, causing the vehicle's tyres to burst. Two kanwariya died inside the vehicle while the other managed to jump out," he said, adding, "The autopsy of the two victims is being carried out at the hospital." A kanwariya from Haryana, who had gone missing recently after falling from a road into a 200-metre-deep gorge near the Nag Devta temple ahead of Gangnani on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, was found dead in a gorge on Tuesday, the State Emergency Operation Centre here said. He was returning from Gangotri towards Uttarkashi after collecting the water of the holy river when the accident occurred, it said. The kanwariya was identified as 18-year-old Deepak, who hailed from Hisar in Haryana....