Three persons on a motorbike were killed and another injured when the two-wheeler rammed into a tree near Janjariasthan under Dev police station in Aurangabad district, police said.
Three persons died on the spot when the motorcycle with four occupants hit the tree tried to take a turn.
The injured was hospitalised and the bodies were sent for post-mortem, police said.
Efforts were on to ascertain the identity of the victims.