Three persons, including two women, were killed and another suffered critical injuries in a collision between a car and a truck on Biju Expressway near Jarangloi village in Sundargarh district on Sunday night.
The deceased were identified as Sajjan Agrawal, Urmila Devi and Nirmala Devi. The injured woman identified as Sangeeta Agrawal was admitted to hospital.
Sources said the four persons hailing from the Birmitrapur area had gone to Sambalpur to attend a cultural event. While returning at around 11 pm, the car by which they were travelling hit the truck from behind. While three died on the spot, critically injured Sangeeta was first rushed to the Sundargarh District Headquarters Hospital and later shifted to a Rourkela medical.
It was suspected that the accident occurred due to speedy driving of the car. The driver fled the spot after the accident.