Ludhiana, Dec. 8 -- Three young men lost their lives in a road accident on the Ludhiana-Bathinda highway after their motorcycle rammed into a tractor-trolley near the Boparai Kalan link road late Saturday night.

According to police, the victims, identified as Parvinder Singh, 21, Amritpal Singh, 21, and Akashdeep Singh, 20, all residents of Gehlan village in Barnala, were returning from a wedding when the mishap occurred. One of them died on the spot, while the remaining two succumbed to injuries at a Ludhiana hospital early Sunday.

An initial investigation suggests that poor visibility and a rear portion of the tractor-trolley protruding on to the road contributed to the accident. Police said the youths could not see the vehicle in the...