LUCKNOW, April 21 -- A young couple was killed in a road accident in Hardoi district when a speeding car rammed into their motorcycle on Tuesday morning, while their three-month-old daughter escaped unhurt, police said.

The incident occurred in the Panchdeora police station area near Seramau village, about 60 km from the district headquarters, on the Ganga Expressway service lane.

According to police officials, the victims were identified as Siyaram, 22, and his wife Neelam, 20, residents of Gahbara village. The couple, along with their infant daughter, was returning from a family function in Nasinagar village of Shahjahanpur when the accident occurred.

"Preliminary investigation suggests a speeding car hit the motorcycle from behind. ...