Three college girl students travelling on a two-wheeler were killed when their vehicle hit a crane engaged in metro rail work here in Maharashtra this morning, police said. The mishap occurred at around 8.30 am in the Ambhazari area when the girls, all aged 18, were on way to their college, Inspector P R Patil of the Bajajnagar police station said.

A crane engaged in metro rail work was moving ahead of their vehicle. Two auto-rickshaws and a few two-wheelers were behind the crane, he said. Patil, quoting eyewitnesses, said the girls tried to overtake other vehicles from the left side. In the process, their two-wheeler skidded and crashed into the crane.