An over-speeding car on Wednesday on its way from R Udaygiri to the district headquarters here, lost control and ploughed into a crowd and later crashed into a roadside eatery.
The tragic mishap occurred at the turning of Marlabha junction in Raigad. Initially the car hit three persons, who were waiting to catch a bus for their village. The three were killed on the spot. The deceased have been identified as Jacob Bhuyan (60) and Karodihi Bhuyan(70) of Parisala village in Gajapati district.
Another deceased was identified as Babana Sabar (45) of limarsingh village in the district. A couple, who owned the roadside eatery were also critically injured and rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital here. They have been identified as Gyanadil Singh (45) and Gamalik Singh (40).
After the mishap, the locals blocked the road by keeping the bodies of the deceased demanding compensation for their kin. The Raigad police station IIC Gopinath Pradhan has rushed to the spot with police forces and trying to pacify the crowd. The driver of the car has fled from the spot after the mishap.