3 picnickers killed under trailer truck wheels

Three persons returning from picnic were killed under the wheels of a trailer truck after the motorbike carrying them hit its rear and entered below the vehicle in South 24 Parganas district this evening, the police said.

The accident occurred at Dakghar under Mahestala police station when the bike in high speed rammed into the rear side the moving trailer truck and entered under it.

The wheels killed the three on the spot.