Barmer, May 17 -- Three members of a family from Gujarat were killed and three others, including a child, seriously injured after their Scorpio SUV overturned on the Bharatmala Expressway near Asotra in Balotra district on Sunday afternoon, police said.

According to police officers, the vehicle was travelling at high speed when the driver lost control near Asotra, causing the SUV to overturn multiple times, mangling the vehicle and throwing the occupants onto the roadside.

The family, residents of Thavar village in Mehsana district, was on its way to Ramdevra to offer prayers at the shrine of Baba Ramdev.

The deceased have been identified as Ajmal (35), his brother Namoolam, and Hitesh Bhai (32). Ashok Bhai, Kamlesh Bhai and Ajmal's ch...