Etah, Jan. 11 -- A tragic road accident occurred late Saturday night near the Sarkari village culvert in the Awagarh police station area, where two motorcycles collided head-on, killing three people on the spot and leaving another seriously injured, police said on Sunday.

The accident took place around 11 pm. According to the police, 55-year-old Gyan Singh, a resident of Nagla Chhaiya village under Awagarh police station, had called a veterinarian to treat his ailing buffalo. After dropping the veterinarian, Gyan Singh was returning home on a motorcycle along with 25-year-old Pradeep, a resident of the same village.

As their motorcycle reached the culvert near Sarkari village, it collided head-on with another motorcycle coming from the op...