Sant Kabir Nagar (UP), February 27 Three young men were killed and three others were injured after a car in which they were travelling crashed into an electric pole in the Mehdawal police station area here on Friday morning, police said.
The accident occurred near Achiya mohalla between 2 am and 3 am when the six young men were returning from a friend's wedding, they said.
Mehdawal Station House Officer (SHO) Surendra Singh said that the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the road and collided with an electric pole, resulting in the death of three young men on the spot.
The deceased were identified as Sarvesh Singh (22), a resident of Badya Thathar village; Durgesh Gupta (25), a resident of Belari Kala village, and Shrawan Sharma (24), a resident of Tiwaripur.
All the deceased and injured are residents of the Mehdawal police station area, he added.
Police rushed to the spot upon receiving information and carried out a rescue operation.
The injured were admitted to a hospital, where one of them is stated to be in serious condition while the other two are out of danger, police said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the SHO said, adding that further legal proceedings are underway.