A person was killed while three others suffered critical wounds after an auto-rickshaw hit a stationary truck in the district on Sunday.
The mishap occurred at Duhuria Square on National Highway-53. The deceased was identified as Prafulla Rout of Kumbharpada village under the Mahakalpada police station in the district.
Sources said Rout was on his way to Kendrapada from Chandikhol by the auto-rickshaw when the vehicle hit the iron ore-laden truck parked on the road.
Rout, who was sitting in the front seat, died on the spot. The auto-rickshaw driver and two other passengers were critically injured. They were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital.
Some locals alleged that the auto-rickshaw driver was drunk, for which the mishap took place.