Three people including a woman and her daughter died when a rashly driven matador hit the motorcycle they were riding at Kattal Gujrian in Sherpura area of Hiranagar town in Kathua district on Sunday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Ram Dass Sangra (51) son of Narsingh Dayal of Kootah, Anita Devi (40) wife of Sanjay Kumar of Jootah and her daughter Pallavi Devi (8).
A police spokesman said that the accident took place when a rashly driven minibus (JK02S-6875) hit a motorcycle (JK08C-8974) at Kattal Gujjrian.
The biker and two pillion riders died on the spot, said the spokesman.
The bodies of the deceased have been shifted to the mortuary of the district hospital, while a case under relevant sections of the law has been registered against the accused driver.
The driver, identified as Ashok Kumar son of Sardar Chand of Nai Basti Jandi, Hiranagar, Kathua has been arrested, said the spokesman.