Three persons died and eight others were injured in two separate road accidents in Sundargarh district on Monday.
When two persons were going from Sundargarh to Kinjrikela by a bike, a Bolero coming from the opposite direction dashed the bike near the Kupa Tower. Following this, one of the riders identified as Jaganatha Dwivedi (26) died on the spot while critically injured Ananata Kua (30) was declared received dead at a Sundargarh hospital.
Search is on to nab the Bolero driver, who fled away after the accident, said Kinjrikela police outpost SI B Bag.
In another incident, the driver of a vehicle carrying around 15 passengers from lulkidih to Sundargarh on the same day lost control over the vehicle at Diapathar, following which the vehicle hit a road side tree and overturned. A passenger, Abdul Mamud(23), died on the spot while eight others were injured.
The Bandega police later sent the injured persons to Sundargarh hospital.