Two persons were killed in a head-on collision between two trucks near Chandaposhi under the Keonjhar Sadar police station late on Saturday night.
According to reports, the mishap took place at around 2 am when an iron-laden truck and a coal-laden truck had collided with each other. The two drivers died on the spot under the impact of the collision.
Both trucks were severely damaged in the accident. Being informed, Fire Services personnel reached the spot and recovered the bodies from the vehicles. Police started investigation into the incident.
In another incident, three members of a family sustained critical injuries when the car by which they were travelling rammed into a truck from the rear near Chandposi in the district.
Sources said the car was en route to Keonjhar town when the mishap took place. The injured persons were rescued and rushed to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.