Three persons were killed and six others suffered critical injuries when a car by which they were travelling plunged off the ghat road into a 70-feet-deep gorge in Kandhamal district on Tuesday.
As per reports, nine youths from Bhaliapada village under the Raikia police station in the district were travelling by the vehicle for a picnic. However, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which slipped off the road near Dantaling before falling into the Karada Ghati, which is around 70-feet-deep.
While three youths died on the spot, the six others were grievously injured. The injured persons were rushed to a hospital in Raikia.
Of the three youths who died, two were identified as Lia Das Paricha and Paban Digal of Bhaliapada's Digi.