Two persons were killed while another suffered critical injuries in two separate road mishaps in Banki of Cuttack district and Nimapara of Puri district on Thursday.
Reports said a person was killed while another suffered grievous injuries after their motorbike collided head on with a private bus near Anshupa lake under the Banki PS in Cuttack district. The deceased was identified as Bismaya Kumar Nanda, a resident of Ashok Nagar area in Athagarh.
On receiving information, Saranda police reached the spot and sent the body for postmortem. Further investigation into the incident is underway, police added.
In a separate incident, a man died after being run over by a speeding truck on Khelar-Balanga road near Kanrapur village under the Nimapara police station in Puri district. The deceased was identified as Kailash Chandra Biswal.
Sources said Kailash was riding pillion on the bike while his son was driving towards Balanga.
Later, Kailash’s son tried to overtake a speeding stone-laden truck, when Kailsah’s shirt got stuck with its container.
The speeding truck later pulled Kailash down from the bike with its force and later crushed him to death. He died on the spot.