Two labourers died and another person sustained critical injuries after a tractor skidded off the road near lathachen village under the Belpada police limits in Balangir district on Friday morning.
The deceased were identified as Guru Nial and Gobardhan Bhoi of the village. The injured one is the driver of the tractor, Narendra Kata.
According to reports, the mishap took place when the three were heading towards Nathabudha riverbed by the tractor for a sand consignment. The driver of the vehicle lost control over the wheels, following which it turned turtle and plunged into a farmland.
While Guru and Gobardhan died on the spot after being crushed under the overturned tractor, Narendra was rushed to the Kantabanji Community Health Centre by locals and later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital as his condition deteriorated.