Three persons, including two homeguards, were killed and 13 others injured, five of them seriously, in two seperate road accidents in Madhubani district early today, police said.
The two homeguards were killed when a speeding jeep hit them at Cinema chowk while they were on duty.
In a separate mishap, one person was killed and 13 others injured, five of them seriously, when a truck dashed against a van at Sukhkhi village in the early hours today.
The injured were admitted to nearby hospitals where condition of five was stated to be critical, the police said.