India, May 14 -- Three people, including a nine-year-old girl, were killed while four others sustained injuries after an allegedly speeding tempo hit an autorickshaw near Shiv Mandir in outer north Delhi's Alipur area early Wednesday morning, police said.

According to police, the accident occurred around 7.30am when the autorickshaw was travelling towards Tikri village with six passengers onboard.

The victims were identified as Mukesh Kumar, 48, a fruit vendor and resident of Tikri village originally from Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, his wife Pinki, 40, their six-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter, besides two other passengers - Chotu Pandit, 28, a resident of Bihar's East Champaran district, and one unidentified person.

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