India, Feb. 19 -- Three persons who were killed in a traffic accident in the province of Ontario on Valentine's Day have been identified as Indian nationals, two hailing from Gujarat and the third from Punjab.

The fatal mishap occurred in the early hours of February 14 as they were headed to their place of employment, an automobile plant in Allison, which is the township of New Tecumseth.

They were identified as Dhara Patel from Kalol and Rishabh Limbachiya from Amod in Gujarat and Didarjeet Singh, from Amritsar in Punjab.

The accident occurred as extreme wintry conditions prevailed in the area and the car they were traveling in collided with a work truck, according to local media reports.

The cause of the accident is being investigat...