At least three persons died and many others sustained injuries when a tractor carrying them turned turtle near Barmaguda under the Kundra police station in Koraput district on Wednesday night.
The persons, residents of Badatelia village, had gone to attend a marriage party at Tola village under Boipariguda block by the tractor. While returning, the tractor driver lost its balance near Barmaguda and the vehicle overturned.
While two died on the spot, another seriously injured died on the way to the Jeypore Sub-Divisional Hospital. Other injured persons are undergoing treatment. Investigation is on into the incident.