Ghaziabad, Aug. 6 -- Three men riding a motorcycle were killed after their bike allegedly crashed into the rear of an unidentified vehicle on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) near Bhojpur in Ghaziabad early Wednesday, senior police officers said.

The victims were identified as Raj Kumar, 25, a resident of Kankrola village in Haryana's Gurugram; his relative Gyan Prakash, 26, a resident of Kalai in Aligarh; and their friend Pradeep Kumar, 24, said officers.

Police received information about the accident around 5am. "A team from Bhojpur police station reached the spot and took the three victims to a hospital, where they were declared dead. None of them was wearing a helmet. The motorcycle sustained damage to the front, suggesting that it...