Budaun (UP), Nov 5 (PTI) Three people were killed here after the motorcycle on which they were travelling was hit by a truck, police said on Saturday.

The accident occurred in Gaffar Nagla village under Qadar Chowk police station area on Friday night, they said.

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The deceased have been identified as Jagdish (25), Ram Niwas (23) and Satyapal (22). The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination, Additional Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Srivastava said.

Efforts are on to trace the truck and its driver, who fled the spot, the police said.

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