Road mishap: 3 of family die, 7-month-old baby survives

Three members of a family were killed while a 7-month-old baby had a providential escape when their motor-cycle was hit by a bus on Jaunpur-Allahabad Road today, police said.

Rakesh Pal, aged 30, his sister-in-law Rekha (35), her daughter Beenu (10) and the 7-month-old son fell from the motor-cycle when a private bus rammed into it, ASP (Rural) Sureshwar said.

The baby survived while the three others succumbed to injuries in hospital, he said.