In a tragic incident, two Class-10 students were killed and another one was critical in a road accident in Banki in Cuttack district on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Soham Nayak and Amyansu Piroi. The injured student was Abinash Nayak. All three were residents of Harirajpur village in Banki.
According to reports, the three Class-10 students had gone to a coaching centre for study. While returning to their village by a motorcycle at around 10 am, a speeding pickup van hit their vehicle near Ransankha on the Cuttack-Banki main road, killing two on the spot.
The injured student was rushed to Banki Sub-Divisional Hospital, from where he was shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. His condition is stated to be critical.
Police seized the pickup van and initiated a probe into the incident.