Three of family killed in road accident

Jaunpur (UP): Three members of a family were today killed when the bike they were travelling on was hit by a truck in Machli Shahar area here, police said.

Ramdhari Pal (65) was going on his bike with son Narendra Pal (42) and grandson Shashi Kant (20) when a truck coming from opposite direction hit them, killing the trio on the spot, they said.

A cyclist, Rajkumar Pal (40), who was near the spot when the incident took place also suffered injuries. Police have seized the truck while its driver managed to flee from the spot.