Raigarh, May 19 (PTI) Three persons were killed when their speeding motorcycle rammed into a tree in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, police said on Sunday.

The accident occurred near Karrahan village under the Lailunga police station limits on Saturday night, an official said.

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The victims, Khule Paikra and Vijay Sanwra, both aged 18, and Laxman Chauhan (22), were heading to Gerupani village to attend a wedding, he said.

Paikra, who was riding the two-wheeler, lost control and rammed into a tree, the official said.

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The trio were killed on the spot, he said, adding that the victims were residents of Subra village in the district.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem to a hospital in Lailunga, and a case has been registered, the official said.

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