At least four persons were killed and 10 others, including two women injured in two separate road mishaps in Sundargarh and Dhenkanal districts on Monday.
In Sundargarh, two persons were killed when an SUV collided with an autorickshaw at Ranto under Brahmanitaranga police station limits under Rourkela police district jurisdiction in Sundargarh district.
The deceased were identified as Bidydhar Tanti and Santoshi. Police rushed to spot and admitted the six injured persons, including two women, to a nearby hospital. In the second incident, two persons were killed on the spot when a ten-wheeler truck ran over an autorickshaw near Siarimalia Chhak under Kamakshyanagar sub-division in Dhenkanal district. The autorickshaw which was carrying eight passengers was on its way to Parjang. The deceased were identified as Arati Tudu and Sukanti Tudu.
Out of the six injured, two critically injured were rushed to the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack while other four injured were admitted at the Kamakshyanagar hospital.