Hathras (UP), March 4 Three friends were killed on Wednesday when an unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle in the Sikandra Rao area here, police said.
The accident occurred on the Aligarh-Etah road near the Ratanpur village.
The deceased have been identified as Sameer (19), Aslam (25) and Mustakeem (25), and they said the three worked as laborers in Delhi.
Circle Officer, Sikandra Rao, J N Asthana said that the three youths were heading towards Etah from the Aligarh side when the accident took place.
"All three youths died in the accident. The driver fled the scene with the vehicle after the collision," he said.
Upon receiving information, police reached the scene and transported the injured to the Community Health Centre in Sikandra Rao, where doctors declared them dead.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, the officer added.
Efforts are underway to identify and trace the missing vehicle, police said.
