Noida, Aug 7 - Three people died and one was injured when a tractor trolley ran over a cycle rickshaw here Friday, police said.

The accident occurred Friday evening on the Noida-Dadri road under Phase II police station of Noida.

'The tractor trolley was being driven by the helper of the vehicle, who lost control over the tractor trolley and rammed into a cycle rickshaw. Three people in the rickshaw were killed and one was injured,' Superintendent of Police A.K. Tripathi said.

Those killed were identified as Anees, Ahmad and Saleem. The injured person was rushed to a hospital where his condition was said to be stable.

The helper who was driving the vehicle ran away. The vehicle has been seized, police said.