3 killed as bus hits bike in UP

Three men were killed when the two-wheeler they were travelling on was hit by a speeding bus on the Mitauli-Kasta road here today, the police said.

The incident took place in the afternoon when the bus hit the two-wheeler on which Upendra (23), Satish (23) and Yogesh (21) -- residents of Pakariya village in Mitauli -- were travelling, killing them on the spot.

The bus driver fled the spot after the incident, the police said.

An FIR has been lodged in this connection.