ALAPPUZHA: Two youths died after a police jeep collided with their bike in Thalavady. The dead have been identified as Justin of Kottayam and Alex of Kumarakom. The police vehicle which was coming from the opposite side hit their bike. Only the driver was in the police jeep at the time of the incident. He was returning after dropping the DySP at home. The accident happened Sunday morning at 3.30 am.

The reports that came in said the driver dosing off led to the accident. The youths that met with the accident were returning home after the New Year bash at Alappuzha beach. The bodies of the two are kept at the Alappuzha taluk hospital.

The police have started an investigation.