A pickup van plying on the wrong side of a road ran over two minor girls and left another critically injured at Baji Chowk in Dhenkanal on Monday. The girls were playing under the Baji Chowk flyover when the vehicle hit them after coming from the wrong side. The deceased were aged five and seven years, respectively.
A 10-year-old girl also sustained critical injuries in the mishap and was admitted to a hospital. Reports said the families of the two deceased girls earn livelihood by selling honey on the roadside. The mishap occurred when their family members were away.
While tension erupted following the mishap, officials from the Town police station, the Sadar Tehsildar and SDPO arrived at spot to take stock of situation. In another mishap on day, in Nuapada district, two persons were killed while 25 others were injured after a pickup van by which they were travelling overturned.