VARANASI, June 14 -- Three men lost their lives and another was critically injured after a high-speed car collided with a truck on the Varanasi-Prayagraj highway near Thata village under Mirzamurad police station area on Saturday, police said.

According to officials, the car, coming from Prayagraj on the service road, rammed into a truck while reportedly attempting to overtake. The impact caused the vehicle to climb the divider and overturn several times before halting near a roadside shop.

Locals who heard the victims' cries informed the police. The injured were rushed to the community health centre in Kachwan and later referred to the district hospital. Two victims succumbed to injuries during treatment.

Aman Yadav, 25, a resident of...