Two children were killed while four others were critically injured when a goods-laden pickup van lost control and crashed into a house at Jharabahal village under Chandahandi block in Nabarangpur district on Monday.
The van after being loaded at the village was on its way to a nearby market. However, the driver lost control over the vehicle and ploughed into a house on the roadside.
Following which, five members of a family Manisha Gopal (27), Sachin (10), Satikanta (9), Nandini (7) and Ashok (9) and one Damurudhar Hati (60), who were standing near a bonfire outside the house, suffered critical injuries.All the injured, were rushed to a nearby hospital . However, two kids succumbed to the injuries.