GORAKHPUR, March 5 -- Three girl students were killed and eleven others, including the driver were injured after a car overturned in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, police said.

Superintendent of police (SP) Somendra Meena, Maharajganj, said, "The students were on their way to appear for their UP Board class 10 examination at Mahesh Ram Ashok Inter College near Dhani Bazar in Maharajganj when the incident took place. Both the rear tyres burst due to which the driver lost control leading to the accident."

"The deceased have been identified as Chandni Patel, 17, Priyanka Gupta, 16, both residents of Karmaha village, and Preeti Gupta, 16, from Bargadwa Bishnupur. Six other students who sustained serious injuries were refe...