Jaunpur (UP), Jul 5 (PTI) Three people were killed when a pickup vehicle, which was taking an out of order minibus, was hit by a truck in Badlapur area here on Tuesday morning, police said.

The victims were killed on the spot at Varanasi-Lucknow national highway, said Assistant Superintendent of Police (City) Sanjay Kumar.

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One of the deceased was identified as the minibus driver Parvez Akhtar who was sitting inside the pickup vehicle while two others are yet to be identified, Kumar said.

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