Three persons, including two women, died and seven others sustained injuries as a vegetable-laden mini truck skidded off the road and overturned near a canal at Bandhakana in the Dharamgarh area of Kalahandi district on Tuesday morning.
The deceased were identified as Usha Nag, Kumari Nag and Premraj Nag. While Usha died on the spot, two others succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at the Jaipatna hospital.
The injured ones were rescued by locals and initially admitted to the Jaipatna hospital before they were later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital here as their conditions deteriorated.
The driver of the truck fled the spot soon after the accident. Police started investigation into the incident.