Meerut, Nov. 6 -- Three men were killed after a tractor overturned into a field near Madh village on Behta Road on Tuesday late night. The victims, identified as Vishambhar Singh, 70, Karan Singh, 40, and Apin Singh, 25, all residents of Khubanpur, were crushed beneath the tractor and died on the spot.

According to police, the trio had gone towards Janta Road on Tuesday evening for some work and were returning home when the accident occurred. The tractor apparently went out of control and toppled into a field about 5-6 feet below the road level. Hearing the crash, villagers rushed to the site, straightened the tractor, and pulled out the bodies, but all three had already succumbed to their injuries.

Police arrived soon after, took the b...