As many as five persons were killed and another one sustained critical injuries when a car by which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck near Alabanka Chhak under the Derabis police limits in Kendrapada district late on Sunday night.
The tragedy took place when six members of a dance group were returning to Kendrapada from Panikoili by the car. The vehicle hit the truck parked on roadside, killing five of them on the spot under the impact of the collision. All of them were crushed to death inside the mangled car.
Four deceased were identified as Rajesh Jena, Debasish Sethy, Harekrushna Sahu (driver) and Deepak Jalandhar while the identity of another was yet to be established.
Being informed, police and Fire Services personnel reached the spot, rescued the injured one and admitted him to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.