Two motorcycles crash into truck parked along highway in Amethi; three dead

AMETHI (UP): (Mar 10) Three people died and four others were critically injured here when the two motorcycles they were riding on rammed into a stationary truck while trying to avoid a speeding vehicle coming in their direction, police said on Tuesday.

The accident took place on the Raebareli-Sultanpur national highway near Nigohan village late on Monday evening.

According to police, the seven people -- all relatives -- were returning to Raebareli after attending an evening programme at a school in Jais.