Three farmers were killed as lightning struck them in Athagarh of Cuttack district on Sunday afternoon. All of them were killed while they were working in their paddy fields.
The deceased were identified as Sanjay Behera of Bindhanima, Kabi Charan Bal of Hatamal gram panchayat and Nila Behera of Shyampur village.
The lightning strike also left two other persons injured. One of the injured was identified as Sadananda Behera of Badanaupat.
They were rushed to the Athagarh Community Health Centre (CHC) in a critical condition.