UP: Marriage celebrations turn into mourning as bride loses 3 young brothers on wedding day

AGRA: A wedding day celebration ended in a tragedy for a family from Agra after 3 young cousins of a bride-to-be died in a road accident in Etmadullah area, on Sunday, just hours before the ceremony.
After performing the last rites of the young men, a few family members along with the bride, Reena, moved to Gwalior where the wedding was scheduled on Sunday evening.
The deceased were identified as Harsh Rathore, 20, pursuing graduation in science, Prem Rathore, 18, student of class XI, and Ankit Rathore, 19, had completed his XIIth and was planning to take admission for graduation.
The accident took place around 12am near Nunhai police post, when a truck hit the moped bike, on which the three were riding. Harsh and Prem were returning home after picking Ankit from Rambagh. While Prem and Ankit died on the spot, Harsh succumbed to injuries during treatment, said police. The bodies were handed over to the family after conducting a post-mortem.
According to family members, Harsh’s father Pawan Rathore, had "adopted" Reena from one of his close relatives. The family had planned to leave for Gwalior in the morning with Harsh and other relatives. But after the accident, only five members left for Madhya Pradesh.
Ankit’s sister Sonam was anxiously waiting for her brother's phone call. She said, “My brother wanted to take the bike last night but my father did not allow him because of his safety and asked him to go to his cousin’s place in an auto from Tajganj. When I last spoke to him, he was about to reach. However, I did not receive any call from him. So, when I called his mobile, someone told us to come to the spot for an emergency situation.”
While Prem’s father Munnalal, who runs a general store, said, “Everything is over for the family today. I have no words to express my grief.”
“Bhai was working in a factory and also pursuing his graduation,” said Harsh’s cousin Ria, adding that he was very excited about Reena’s wedding but it all ended in such a tragic way.