Three members of a family were killed early on Wednesday as their two-wheeler collided with a truck on NH-41 in East Midnapore district, police said.
The accident took place in Bhabanipur police station area here when the three were returning home to Tamluk from a function at this port town.
The victims are identified as Sk Samsur Zaman (42), Sk Noor Mohammad (27) and Sk Saidur Rahaman (22), all residents of Ranichak village under Tamluk police station in the same district, the police said.
The bodies were handed over to the family after conducting post-mortem examination.
Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari assured the affected family of all help and cooperation from the state government.
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