Lucknow: Three people were killed when a dumper truck loaded with gravel collided head-on with a pickup vehicle near Pure Badhai village in Rae Bareli on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Rohit Kumar (25), Vipin Saroj (35), and Akhilesh Saroj (44). They were travelling from Jaunpur to Delhi in pickup van when a dumper, carrying gravel from Kabrai to Rae Bareli, hit them. Lalganj police reached the spot and extricated the trio trapped inside the mangled pickup. The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.Police said the pickup vehicle was registered in the name of Vipin Kumar and was being driven by Rohit Kumar. Akhilesh and Vipin were cousins.Lalganj CO Amit Singh said a case was registered against the truck driver, who is on the run. Efforts are underway to trace the driver.
