Meerut:, Aug. 13 -- Three young men lost their lives and another is in critical condition after a car crashed into the district Panchayat board in Badaun in the early hours of Tuesday. The accident took place near the ARTO office on the bypass road.

According to police, the four friends were returning from a birthday celebration when their car went out of control and hit the roadside board. The crash happened around 1 am, and the impact was so strong that the vehicle was badly damaged.

Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic and frightening. Police arrived quickly and took the injured to the Government Medical College.

Three of the victims - Harshit Saxena,23, a revenue officer from Kalyan Nagar; Rubal, 22, from Dahemi; and Harshit...