Three persons lost their lives and another was seriously hurt after an unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle in the Garhshankar area of Hoshiarpur district on Thursday morning, police said.
The accident took place near the Water Supply Office in Borha village when the four men were travelling on a motorcycle from Sri Anandpur Sahib towards Garhshankar.
Police said three of the men died on the spot, while the fourth suffered serious injuries in the accident.
After receiving information, police teams rushed to the scene and shifted the bodies to the Civil Hospital in Garhshankar for post-mortem examinations.
The injured person has been admitted to the hospital and is undergoing treatment. Police said efforts are underway to trace the vehicle involved in the accident.