Three killed in car-truck collision

Three persons, including a PWD engineer, were killed when their car collided with a truck here today when they were returning from a marriage function.

27-year-old Umesh, a junior engineer with Public Works Department, and two others -- Pratap (55) and Munir (59) -- were killed in the road accident in the wee hours today, a police official said.

The condition of car's driver, Santosh, is serious and has been admitted to a local hospital, he added

On reaching the spot, some of the victim's belongings, including mobiles and laptops, were found to be missing.

However, a bag containing over Rs one lakh was found from the accident spot.