Three members of a gang of cattle-lifters were killed and two others injured when the van in which they were fleeing with stolen buffaloes crashed into a house, burying the thieves and the animals under the debris.
The incident occurred soon after midnight last night in Dungarwala village of Kheragarh tehsil in Agra district, about 30 km from here, according to the police.
It was only around 6 am today that the debris could be cleared, police said adding, the injured would be questioned about the theft.
