Haldwani, Nov. 4 -- Three people were killed and 12 others injured in three separate road accidents across Nainital district up till early on Tuesday, police said. Superintendent of Police (City) Harbans Singh said the first collision took place at around 8 pm on Monday near the S-bend on the Rudrapur-Haldwani highway when two motorcycles crashed head-on, leaving four people severely injured. Personnel from the Transport Nagar police station rushed them to Sushila Tiwari Hospital (STH) in Haldwani, where two succumbed to their injuries. The deceased were identified as Saurabh Bisht (30) and Raju Gupta (28). "Preliminary investigations revealed that Bisht was posted as a Village Development Officer in Betalghat. Gupta had travelled to Haldwani to deliver invitations for the wedding of his brother-in-law's daughter when the accident occurred near Tanda," superintendent of police (City) Harbans Singh said. In the second incident late Monday night, a speeding tourist vehicle collided with an auto-rickshaw on National Highway 309 near Chilkiya in Ramnagar, said Singh. The impact killed Rukhsana (50) and injured 11 others, including three children. Eight of those injured were identified as Chandni, Sofia, Rukhsar, Abdul Rahman, Ananta, Hamza, Nasir, and Salim, police said. Police handed over the bodies to their respective families on Tuesday after completing post-mortem examinations. In the third crash reported in Lalkuan, an allegedly speeding car rammed into a motorcycle near the VIP Gate, opposite Transport Nagar. The motorcyclist, Rajiv Kashyap (38), a supervisor at a private transport firm, sustained critical injuries and was rushed to a government hospital. "Technical investigations into all three crashes are underway, and night patrolling is being intensified to prevent such accidents," SP Singh said....