Three people were killed when a mini-truck was crushed between two trucks on a highway here late on Tuesday night, police said. The accident took place near Adarsh Kisan Inter College in Gajraula area of Pilibhit district.

Superintendent of Police Abhishek Yadav told PTI that the mini-truck was completely crushed and the three people onboard died on the spot. The deceased have been identified as driver Guruchan Singh, Pankaj Kumar and Rajendra Kumar, all residents of Shahjahanpur district.