LAKHIMPUR KHERI, Oct. 18 -- Three people, including two nursing students and their relative, were crushed to death in a road accident on the Bhira-Pallia highway under Bhira police station limits on Saturday afternoon, police officials said. Police officials said the accident occurred when a truck hit the motorcycle carrying the three victims. All three died on the spot. The truck driver fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind. According to reports, the two students were identified as Priyanka ,24, of Botanpurwa village, and Kranti ,20, of Bojhiya village, both under Nighasan police station limits, while the motorcycle driver was identified as Ramjivan ,20, a resident of Bojhiya village under Nighasan police station limits, Bhira police said. Both girls were pursuing nursing studies at One Beat College of Medical Sciences in Bhira town. The girls were returning home on the motorcycle after taking three days' leave from their college. Reports said the accident occurred shortly after they crossed Bhira, when a truck coming from the opposite direction on the Bhira-Pallia highway hit their motorcycle at a causeway on the road. The collision was so severe that all three died on the spot. Bhira police station house officer (SHO) Amit Kumar Pandey and his team rushed to the spot. They carried out rescue work and took steps to restore traffic on the road. SHO Amit Kumar said the bodies were being sent for postmortem examinations and further legal proceedings were under way....