LUCKNOW, Nov. 16 -- In two separate road accidents in Lakhimpur Kheri, six people lost their lives within 24 hours. Three students were run over by a speeding truck on the Gola-Khutar National Highway on Saturday afternoon, while three friends died late Friday night when a car rammed into their motorcycle in the Bheera area.

In the first incident, three students riding a scooter were killed after a speeding truck ran over them on the Gola-Khutar National Highway in Lakhimpur Kheri on Saturday afternoon. The crash occurred near the Hyderabad police station area, where all three died on the spot.

According to police, the truck was overtaking a tractor-trolley when it collided head-on with the scooter coming from the opposite direction. Th...