3 killed in motorcycle-trolley collision in UP's Pratapgarh

Three persons were killed when their motorcycle collided with a tractor in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Sunday.

The incident occurred in Khidirpur village on the Lucknow-Allahabad road late Saturday night, Additional Superintendent of Police Shivji Shukla said.

Ranjeet Saroj (32), Mukesh Sharma (27) and Mahesh Gupta (19) were rushed to a community health centre in Kunda where doctors declared them brought dead, he said.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the officer added.