Amethi (UP), Mar 10 (PTI) 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.
While trying to avoid a speeding vehicle coming from the opposite direction, both vehicles crashed into a truck (number UP36 T1485) parked on the roadside.
All the riders sustained grievous injuries and were taken to a community health centre in Fursatganj, where doctors declared Disha (6), her father Atul (38) and Hiralal (45) dead.
Among the injured, Rani (30), Shivani (18) and Pallavi (16) were shifted to the district hospital in Raebareli in a critical condition. The fourth, Mahi (12), is undergoing treatment at the Fursatganj community health centre.
Police said Atul, Disha and Mahi were on one motorcycle, while Hiralal, Rani, Shivani and Pallavi were on the other.
Tiloi Circle Officer Dinesh Kumar Mishra said that the bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem. He said police have seized the truck.