India, Dec. 1 -- Three people, including two cousins, died in Assam's Nagaon district after their two-wheeler lost control and hit an electric pole late Sunday evening, the police said.

The incident took place in the Rupahihat area. According to the police, the trio was travelling from Rupohi towards Baligaon when their vehicle skidded off the road and crashed.

They were rushed to a nearby government hospital, where doctors declared two of them dead on arrival. The third victim succumbed to his injuries during treatment, officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Rajdul, Mehedi Alam, and Shakil Ahmed - all residents of Kanchanpur village in Rupohihat. The bodies have been sent for postmortem, and further investigation is unde...