Road accidents claim three lives in UP

Three people were killed in two separate road accidents here, police said today.

Anil Kumar (30) and Mahendra Kumar (31) were killed when when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle near Daudpur village, they added.

The errant truck driver drove away after the accident, police said, adding that a case was lodged in this connection and the bodies were sent for postmortem.

Bahure (47) was killed and his friend Rajesh severely injured when their motorcycle crashed into a tractor near Roshannagar village, officials said.