GORAKHPUR, June 29 -- In a devastating road accident in Kushinagar, three members of a family, including a mother, her son and daughter-in-law, were killed after a speeding car rammed into their motorcycle near Pattan Crossing on Saturday evening while they were on their way to Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, Gorakhpur, for treatment.

SHO of Kotwali police station, Sanjay Dubey, said the accident occurred near Sonbarsa Pattan village under the Ahirauli Bazar police station limits on the Hata-Pipraich Road.

The deceased were identified as Vivek Singh, 25, his wife Shalu Singh, 21, and his mother Madhuri Devi, 55, residents of Dwami Patti village.

Police rushed to the spot after receiving information and shifted the injured to the...