On the third consecutive day of reports of road tragedies in the State received on Saturday, six persons died and 22 others were seriously injured in three separate mishaps.
In Koraput district, three persons died and five others sustained serious injuries as a truck hit a Commander jeep at Pandibhumi under the Pottangi police station on Saturday morning.In Sundargarh district, two persons died and 15 others were injured when a vehicle, carrying a bridegroom party, overturned near Burda under the Bonai police limits on Friday night.Another person died on the spot and two others were critically injured when a bike met with an accident at Mendhaghai under the Udala police limits in Mayurbhanj district.Notably, 22 persons have been killed and several others critically injured in separate road mishaps that took place at different places of the State during last three days.