Rohtak, March 2 -- Three women were killed and 13 others suffered injuries when the Tata Ace vehicle they were travelling in rammed into a tree near Dhirana village in Bhiwani on Sunday, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Murti Devi, 60, Krishna, 65 and Phoolwati, all residents of Kalinga village in the district. Kalinga village sarpanch Sonu Sharma said that 16 persons from his village were going in a Tata Ace vehicle to attend a mourning meeting at Rampur Dhodiwala village.

"When their vehicle reached near Dhirana village, the driver lost control over the vehicle as one of the front tyres got detached and the vehicle crashed into a tree. The injured were rushed to the civil hospital in Bhiwani where they are undergoing ...