Two siblings died by drowning after the cycle they were riding on fell into a pothole on a submerged road and was washed away by the currents of Chitti Bein, a tributary of Sutlej river, between Dugg and Jagpalpur villages here on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as Sandeep Kumar alias Deepa (37) and his younger sister Preeti (27), both residents of Ucha village.

According to police, Preeti was sick and Deepa was taking her to Ranipur village on a bicycle to get her medicines.