Two men and a woman, in the age group of 18-19 years, died in the accident. (Representational)
Three persons were killed and two others injured after an unidentified vehicle hit their auto-rickshaw in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, police said on Wednesday.
The accident took place late Tuesday night near Chuli village on a national highway connecting Dhrangadhra to Halvad in the district when the victims were returning home after work in a factory, they said.
The auto-rickshaw was going towards Kutch district when it was hit by the speeding vehicle, an official from Dhrangadhra taluka police station said.
Two men and a woman, in the age group of 18-19 years, died in the accident, he said.
Besides, two other women were injured and undergoing treatment at a medical facility, he said, adding that all the victims hailed from Jiva village in the district.
Efforts were on to trace the vehicle which hit the auto-rickshaw, he said.