3 killed, 5 injured in separate accidents

Two persons were killed and a woman was injured today when a Uttarakhand roadways bus hit the motorcyle they were traveling in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

While Palla, a resident of Buggawala, and his niece Komal were killed on the spot, his sister-in-law Mukesh Devi was injured in the mishap at Doon highway as they were on their way to attend a wedding, Jagdish Sharma, SP (Rural) said.

The bus driver has been arrested, Sharma said, adding, the bodies have been sent for postmortem.

Meanwhile, in another incident, a 70-year-old woman was killed and four persons were injured when their car lost balance and hit a bridge.
 

Nafi Singh died on the spot while his kin were injured in the mishap, Sharma said, adding the deceased's body has been sent for postmortem.