Kapurthala, Aug. 19 -- Three persons were killed after a PRTC bus collided with a light commercial vehicle near Mand village on the Kapurthala-Jalandhar main road on Tuesday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Ishwar Lal, Mukesh and driver Rakesh, all natives of Bihar and currently residing in Kapurthala.

The victims were headed back from the Jalandhar wholesale market after loading their Tata Ace pick-up truck with vegetables and fruits when the accident took place.

Police said the impact of the collision killed all three victims on the spot. The bodies were moved to the local civil hospital for post-mortem examination.

Following the incident, the residents and relatives of the deceased blocked traffic on the main Kapurthal...