Thiruvananthapuram | Two brothers were killed after the motorcycle they were travelling on hit an electric post and fell into a pit at Kilimanoor here on Monday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Abhi (22) and his brother Abhishek (20), natives of Koduvazhannoor near Kilimanoor.

The accident occurred around 6 am near the SN Auditorium, Puthiyakavu, on the Kilimanoor-Attingal road.

According to police, both were on their way to a tuition centre when the accident occurred, the police added.

The brothers injured in the accident were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they succumbed, police added.

Kilimanoor police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident.

The bodies will be handed over to relatives after the postmortem, police said.