Unnao/Ayodhya, Nov. 5 -- Three brothers lost their lives in a horrific road accident on Unnao-Rae Bareli Highway near Malouna village in Unnao today when a pickup truck collided head-on with their motorcycle.

Police said the victims, Sachin (20), Chhotu (18), and Arun Rajput (26), were on their way for a holy dip in Ganga on the occasion of Kartik Purnima when the speeding Mahindra pickup struck their bike.

The impact was so severe that the motorcycle was completely mangled and all three were thrown onto the road. Police reached the scene and rushed the victims to the Sumerpur Community Health Center. However, doctors declared Sachin and Chhotu dead on arrival, while Arun, who was referred to a higher medical facility, succumbed to injuri...